手拭い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
手 拭
て
Grade: 1		 ぬぐ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
手拭
手ぬぐい

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 拭い (nugui, “wiping; wiper”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 拭(ぬぐ)う (nuguu, “to wipe”).).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

手(て)拭(ぬぐ)い • (tenugui) ←てぬぐひ (tenugufi)?

  1. a small piece of cloth used to wipe the hands or body, or to cover the head: a hand towel, a washcloth, a handkerchief, a bandana
    Synonym: 手拭き (tefuki)

Coordinate terms

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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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