白無垢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	無	垢
しろ Grade: 1	む Grade: 4	く Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi	goon

白無垢 (shiromuku): a formal white bridal kimono.

Etymology

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 無垢 (muku, “purity, immaculateness; unpatterned cloth that is all the same color, particularly a kimono with the same color inside and out”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しろむく [shìrómúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞mɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

白(しろ)無(む)垢(く) • (shiromuku) 

1. (Shinto, weddings) a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional pure-white-on-white type of bridal kimono

Coordinate terms

• 着(き)物(もの) (kimono)
• 打(う)ち掛(か)け (uchikake)
• 色打(いろう)ち掛(か)け (iro uchikake): a colorful and long overgarment kimono
• 角(つの)隠(かく)し (tsunokakushi)
• 綿(わた)帽(ぼう)子(し) (watabōshi)