うぶげ
Japanese
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産毛 |
Etymology
From 初 (ubu) + 毛 (ke). The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うぶげ [ùbúgé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝɡe̞]
Noun
うぶげ • (ubuge) ←うぶげ (ubuge)?
- peach fuzz (facial hair)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN