Chinese edit

hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar leather; skin; fur
simp. and trad.
(毛皮)
anagram 皮毛

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

毛皮

  1. fur; pelt

Related terms edit

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かわ > がわ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
毛革

Compound of (ke, fur, body hair) +‎ (kawa, skin, pelt).[1][2][3][4] The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

First cited to a work from 1690,[1] but possibly older, considering the mid-1200s appearance of Chinese-derived homograph 毛皮 (mōhi). This kegawa reading appears to have mostly superseded the mōhi reading.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(がわ) (kegawaけがは (kegafa)?

  1. [from 1690] fur, pelt
    Synonyms: (untanned hide) 粗皮 (arakawa), 毛皮 (mōhi)
    毛皮(けがわ)商品(しょうひん)
    kegawa no shōhin
    fur goods
  2. [???] the radical (portion of a kanji character)
Usage notes edit

In modern usage, the kegawa reading appears to be more common than the mōhi reading, which is not included in some references.[5][3]

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
もう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
goon kan’on

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 毛皮 (MC maw|mawH bje).

First cited to the 正法眼蔵 (Shōbōgenzō), a collection of works dated 1231­–53 and written by the 13th century Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of the Sōtō Zen school, Eihei Dōgen.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(もう)() (mōhiもうひ (moufi)?

  1. [from 1200s] fur, pelt
    Synonyms: (untanned hide) 粗皮 (arakawa), 毛皮 (kegawa)
Usage notes edit

In modern usage, the kegawa reading appears to be more common than the mōhi reading, which is not included in some references.[5][3]

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN