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Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かたびら
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1
kun’yomi jukujikun

Etymology edit

A compound of () (yu) + 帷子(かたびら) (katabira).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()帷子(かたびら) (yukatabira

  1. A hitoe worn during or after bathing.
    • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 6, page 32:
      内衣 温室云、澡浴之法、用七物其七日内衣、由加太比良○昌平本下總本有和名二字由加太比良、見榮華物語玉飾巻、今俗省呼由加太
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    • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 833:
      Yucatabira. l, Yucata. ユカタビラ. まはた、ユカタ(湯帷子. または、ゆかた) 後者は省略形. 湯で身体を洗う者が、自分の身体を拭くための帷子 (Catabira).
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