背広

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背	広
せ Grade: 6 (ateji)	ひろ > びろ Grade: 2 (ateji)
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
背廣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Unknown, but thought to be related to English civil clothes, Savile Row, or Cheviot.

The kanji are ateji (当て字); they literally mean "back" + "wide" ("wide-backed").

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せびろ [sèbíró] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞bʲiɾo̞]

Noun

背(せ)広(びろ) or 背広(セビロ) • (sebiro)  (counter 着)

1. a business suit

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 西米羅／西米罗

See also

• スーツ (sūtsu)