もんぺ

Japanese

Alternative forms

もっぺ (moppe)
もんぺい (monpei)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もんぺ [mòńpé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) もんぺ [mòńpéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mõ̞mpe̞]

Noun

もんぺ • (monpe)

monpe, a type of hakama (trousers) similar to slacks, used for work and warmth, widespread in Japan during World War II
- 1988, Ukichiro Nakaya, Ｉ駅の一夜 [A Night at Station I]‎^[1]:
  
  美(うつく)しい声(こえ)の主(ぬし)は紺絣(こんがすり)のもんぺをはき、同(おな)じ紺絣(こんがすり)のちゃんちゃんを着(き)ていた。
  Utsukushii koe no nushi wa kongasuri no monpe o haki, onaji kongasuri no chanchan o kiteita.
  The owner of the beautiful voice wore a white-striped indigo monpe, with an equally-colored sleeveless haori.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN