振袖

Japanese
振袖 (furisode): A kimono in the furisode style.
Kanji in this term
振 袖
ふ(り)
Grade: S		 そで
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 振 (furi, “swinging”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る furu, “to wave, to swing”) +‎ 袖 (sode, “sleeve”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふりそで [fùrísódé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiso̞de̞]

Noun

振(ふり)袖(そで) • (furisode) 

  1. a long-sleeved style of formal kimono, worn by unmarried young women

Coordinate terms
Coordinate terms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 小振袖(こふりそで) (kofurisode): “small furisode” → a furisode with 85cm long sleeves
  • 大振袖(おおふりそで) (ōfurisode): “large furisode” → a furisode with 114cm long sleeves

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
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