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ぐん
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Etymology

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From (ぐん) (gun, military) + () (te, hand). Short for 軍用(ぐんよう)手袋(てぶくろ) (gun'yō tebukuro, literally gloves for military use)[1][2] or 軍隊(ぐんたい)手袋(てぶくろ) (guntai tebukuro, literally military gloves),[3] due to pioneering usage by the Japanese navy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぐん)() (gunteぐんて (gunte)?

  1. thick cotton work glove

References

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  1. ^ 軍手”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  2. ^ 軍手”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  3. ^ 軍手”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[3] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN