See also: 衬衣

Chinese edit

 
give alms; underwear; to line
give alms; underwear; to line; lining; contrast; assist
 
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
trad. (襯衣)
simp. (衬衣)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

襯衣

  1. underwear
  2. (chiefly Mainland China) shirt

Synonyms edit

  • (underwear):
  • (shirt):

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
しん
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on

Appears to be from Middle Chinese 襯衣 (MC tsrhinH 'j+j|'j+jH).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しん)() (shin'i

  1. underwear
    Synonyms: 肌着 (hadagi), 襦袢 (juban), 繻絆 (juban)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
しゃつ
Hyōgaiji Grade: 4
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 襯衣 – see the following entry.
シャツ
[noun] a shirt
[noun] an undershirt, a vest
(This term, 襯衣, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN