背広組

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背	広	組
せ Grade: 6	ひろ > びろ Grade: 2	くみ > ぐみ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
背廣組 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 背(せ)広(びろ) (sebiro, “suit (clothes)”) + 組(くみ) (kumi, “group”). The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞bʲiɾo̞ ɡɯ̟ᵝmʲi]

Noun

背(せ)広(びろ)組(ぐみ) • (sebiro gumi) 

1. Synonym of 文官 (bunkan, “civilian”)

See also

• 制(せい)服(ふく)組(ぐみ) (seifuku gumi, “military officer”)