寝衣
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 寝 | 衣 |
| しん Grade: S |
い Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | kan'on |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 寢衣 (kyūjitai) |
Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 寝 (shin, “sleep”) + 衣 (i, “robe, gown, clothing”).
First attested in 1870 in a translation of Samuel Smiles' English-language book, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct.[1] This term thus may be a calque of English bed-clothes from the source text.
Pronunciation
Noun
- [from 1870] bedclothes, sleepwear, nightwear, pajamas, nightgown
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 寝 | 衣 |
| ね Grade: S |
まき Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi | jukujikun |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 寢衣 (kyūjitai) |
This spelling is rare for the nemaki reading, and can be analyzed as partial jukujikun (熟字訓).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 寝衣 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 寝衣, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.) |
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN