巾着

Japanese

Kanji in this term
巾 着
きん
Grade: S 		ちゃく
Grade: 3
kan'on

Etymology

Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 巾 (kin, “piece of cloth”) +‎ 着 (chaku, “to wear, to put on one's person”). First appears in texts from the late 1500s.[1]

The purse appears to have evolved from the earlier 火打ち袋 (hiuchi-bukuro, “striking flint bag, bag for carrying a firestarter”).[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

巾(きん)着(ちゃく) • (kinchaku) 

  1. [from late 1500s] kinchaku (a traditional Japanese drawstring purse, hung from the obi, used to contain small items such as a flint, money, or medicine)
  2. [from 1702] (derogatory) a lackey, a toady, someone who is always at another's side in a subservient role
  3. [from 1688] (historical, slang) during the Edo period, an unlicensed prostitute (possibly so called due to their lower earning capability than officially licensed prostitutes)
    See also: Thesaurus:娼婦
  4. [from 1801] synonym of 遣り手婆 (yarite baba): a madam in a bordello (so called for her role in handling the business side of things)
  5. [from 1798] (slang) anything kept tightly closed; in particular, a woman's genitals
  6. [from 1675] (historical, slang) a customer (in the jargon of the puppet theater community)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: kinchaku

See also

  • 提(さ)げ物(もの) (sagemono): the general term for anything carried by hanging from one's 帯 (obi, “sash or belt”), including 巾着 (kinchaku, “drawstring purses”), 印籠 (inrō, “pillboxes”), or 煙草入れ (tabako ire, “tobacco pouches”)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ “巾着”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  3. ^ “巾着”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”)‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
  4. ^ “巾着”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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