衣被

Japanese
Kanji in this term
衣 被
きぬ
Grade: 4		 かずき
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝka̠zɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

衣(きぬ)被(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: 鰯 (iwashi)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
衣 被
きぬ
Grade: 4		 かつぎ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きぬか​つぎ [kìnúkáꜜtsùgì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝka̠t͡sɨᵝɡʲi]

Noun

衣(きぬ)被(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

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. https://sakura-paris.org/dict/広辞苑/prefix/きぬかつぎ
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