湯文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
もん > も
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
ゆ文字

Etymology

Moji kotoba (()()(ことば)) combining the initial (yu) of 湯具(ゆぐ) (yugu, bathing garment) and 文字(もじ) (moji, character) (alternatively from 湯巻(ゆまき) (yumaki)), originally referring to a simple wrap around the wearer's loins when using a public bath or hot spring.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

()()() • (yumoji

  1. a simple lightweight garment used by both men and women to wrap around the wearer's loins when using a public bath or hot spring
  2. a traditional Japanese women's undergarment similar to the bathing garment, covering from the hips to roughly the legs, and generally worn under a kimono
    Synonym: 腰巻 (koshimaki)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN