直衣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直 衣
ちょく
Grade: 2
い
Grade: 4
kan’on
Kanji in this term
直 衣
なお
Grade: 2
し
Grade: 4
kun’yomi jukujikun
Kanji in this term
直 衣
なお > のう
Grade: 2
し
Grade: 4
irregular jukujikun

Etymology

From 直し (naoshi), stem of 直す (“to rectify”), but more literally, "to make straight", in reference to the straightness. Compare Latin rēctificāre (“to make straight; to rectify”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) の​ーし [nóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [no̞ːɕi]

Noun

直(のう)衣(し) or 直(なお)衣(し) • (nōshi or naoshi) ←なほし (nafosi)?
直(ちょく)衣(い) • (chokui) 

  1. (clothing) round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the 袍 (hō) the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with 二藍 (“overdye-purple”) in the winter, and woven-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with 指貫 (sashinuki) and 烏帽子 (eboshi).

See also

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