振袖

Japanese edit

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振袖

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Furisode

振袖 (furisode): A kimono in the furisode style.

Kanji in this term
振	袖
ふ(り) Grade: S	そで Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of 振 (furi, “swinging”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る furu, “to wave, to swing”) +‎ 袖 (sode, “sleeve”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) ふりそで [fùrísódé] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiso̞de̞]

Noun edit

振(ふり)袖(そで) • (furisode)

a long-sleeved style of formal kimono, worn by unmarried young women

Coordinate terms edit

Coordinate terms

着物(きもの) (kimono): a kimono
小袖(こそで) (kosode): a Japanese robe; a robe worn under kimono
浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata): a lightweight kind of kimono
喪服(もふく) (mofuku): a mourning kimono

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

小振袖(こふりそで) (kofurisode): “small furisode” → a furisode with 85cm long sleeves
大振袖(おおふりそで) (ōfurisode): “large furisode” → a furisode with 114cm long sleeves

References edit

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

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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