稽古着

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稽	古	着
けい Grade: S	こ Grade: 2	き > ぎ Grade: 3
kan’on		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 稽古 (keiko, “practice”) +‎ 着 (-gi, “-wear”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーこ​ぎ [kèékóꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːko̞ɡʲi]

Noun

稽(けい)古(こ)着(ぎ) • (keikogi) 

1. (clothing, martial arts) uniform
   • 1987 February 20 [1985 January 15], Motoka Murakami, “九(きゅう)州(しゅう)からの便(たよ)りの巻(まき) [Letters from Kyūshū]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) (六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん)) [Musashi’s Sword], 8th edition, volume 18 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44:

     こ…こりゃ嵐(らん)子(こ)‼そんな水(みず)着(ぎ)きて剣(けん)道(どう)の稽(けい)古(こ)するヤツがあるか！

     Ko…Korya Ranko‼ Sonna mizugi kite kendō no keiko suru yatsu ga aru ka!

     Wh…Whut the hell, Ranko!? Who in the world practices kendō in a swimsuit like that!?

     水(みず)着(ぎ)でないす。レオタードってんだよー　まーんず稽(けい)古(こ)着(ぎ)よりこっちのほうがすずしくていいんだもん。

     Mizugi de nai su. Reotādo tte n da yō Mānzu keikogi yori kotchi no hō ga suzushikute ii n da mon.

     It’s not a swimsuit. It’s called a leotard. It’s much more breathable than the uniform.