Japanese

edit
Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 4
かずき
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

edit

Compound of (きぬ) (kinu, clothing) + (かずき) (kazuki, thing that covers).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ka̠zɨkʲi]

Noun

edit

(きぬ)(かずき) (kinukazukiきぬかづき (kinukaduki)?

  1. (historical) the practice in the Heian period where upper-class women would cover their faces with their clothing when they went out; the type of headdress; the women referred to
    Synonym: 被衣 (kazuki)
  2. (women's speech) sardine
    Synonym: (iwashi)

Etymology 2

edit
Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 4
かつぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 
Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

(きぬ)(かつぎ) (kinukatsugi

  1. (slang, euphemistic) phimosis
    Synonyms: 包茎 (hōkei), すぼけ (suboke), かはかむり (kawakamuri)
  2. an autumn dish and sake accompaniment consisting of small steamed taro potatoes
Usage notes
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ https://sakura-paris.org/dict/広辞苑/prefix/きぬかつぎ