湯帷子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
湯	帷	子
ゆ Grade: 3	かたびら
	Hyōgai	Grade: 1
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Etymology

A compound of 湯(ゆ) (yu) + 帷子(かたびら) (katabira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ka̠ta̠bʲiɾa̠]

Noun

湯(ゆ)帷子(かたびら) • (yukatabira) 

1. a hitoe worn during or after bathing
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 6, page 32:

     内衣 温室云、澡浴之法、用七物其七日内衣、由加太比良○昌平本下總本有和名二字由加太比良、見榮華物語玉飾巻、今俗省呼由加太

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   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 833:

     Yucatabira. l, Yucata. ユカタビラ. まはた、ユカタ（湯帷子. または、ゆかた） 後者は省略形. 湯で身体を洗う者が、自分の身体を拭くための帷子 (Catabira).

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Derived terms

• 浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
• Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.