上っ張り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うわ
Grade: 1
はり > ぱり
Grade: 5

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠p̚pa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

(うわ)() • (uwappari

  1. (kimono) outerwear worn over the upper portion of a kimono
  2. coverall, overalls, a protective garment worn over other clothes
    • 2014 September 16, “Oto no kanata he: futsu no keisatsu [Beyond sound: ordinary life]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 8:
      (しゅう)(どう)(そう)(すこ)しかがんで一人(ひとり)(しろ)(ふる)びた(いし)(だい)(うえ)()()(きざ)んでいる。(りょう)()(とき)だからだろうか、(つう)(じょう)(しろ)(ころも)ではなく、(あお)(うわ)()をまとった(よこ)姿(すがた)に、(だい)きな(まど)から(そと)(ひかり)()りそそいでいる。
      Shūdōsō ga sukoshi kagande hitori, shiroku furubita ishidai no ue de nappa o kizande-iru. Ryōri no toki dakara darō ka, tsūjō no shiroi koromo de wa naku, aoi uwappari o matotta yoko sugata ni, daiki na mado kara soto no hikari ga furi sosoide-iru.
      A monk stoops slightly, chopping vegetables on an old white stone pedestal. Perhaps because it is time for cooking, he wears not his usual white robes but blue coveralls, standing in profile as light from a large window streams over him.

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