そとぎ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
外着

Alternative forms

• お外(そと)着(ぎ) (o-sotogi)

Etymology

From 外(そと) (soto) + 着(き) (ki). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​とぎ [sóꜜtògì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞to̞ɡʲi]

Noun

そとぎ • (sotogi) ^{←そとぎ (sotogi)?}

1. (clothing) outside wear

   Antonym: 内着 (uchigi)

   パジャマを外(そと)着(ぎ)として着(き)る

   pajama o sotogi to shite kiru

   to wear pajamas as outside wear