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. 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
  2. https://sakura-paris.org/dict/広辞苑/prefix/きぬかつぎ
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