蝉表
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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蝉 | 表 |
Hyōgaiji | Grade: 3 |
Alternative spelling |
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蟬表 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
A compound of semi (cicada) and omote (surface). The rattan surface was said to resemble the wings of a cicada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- A type of geta (sandal) in which the surface is made from rattan.
- 1895: にごりえ
- 女房は[...]狭帯きりゝと締めて蝉表の内職[...]
- 1895: にごりえ
Usage notes edit
Also known as tōomote, literary "rattan surface".
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Higuchi, Ichiyō (1927 July 10) [1894] Nigorie, Takekurabe (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN, pages 21-22