帷子

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
帷	子
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 1

EtymologyEdit

片 (kata) + 枚 (hira). 枚 is etymologically related to 平 (hira). The kanji 帷子 for this word is ateji.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [katabira]

NounEdit

帷子 ‎(hiragana かたびら, romaji katabira)

1. A cloth curtain used as a partition.
2. Non-lined cloth clothing.
3. A hitoe worn during the summer.

Derived termsEdit

• 湯帷子 (ゆかたびら) ‎(yukatabira)
• 浴衣 (ゆかた) ‎(yukata)