白無垢
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 白 | 無 | 垢 |
| しろ Grade: 1 |
む Grade: 4 |
く Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | goon | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) + 無垢 (muku, “purity, immaculateness; unpatterned cloth that is all the same color, particularly a kimono with the same color inside and out”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (Shinto, weddings) a formal, ornate, brocaded, traditional pure-white-on-white type of bridal kimono
Coordinate terms
[edit]- 着物 (kimono)
- 打ち掛け (uchikake)
- 色打ち掛け (iro uchikake): a colorful and long overgarment kimono
- 角隠し (tsunokakushi)
- 綿帽子 (watabōshi)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 白 read as しろ
- Japanese terms spelled with 無 read as む
- Japanese terms spelled with 垢 read as く
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgai kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Shinto