ちゃく

ちゃく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ちゃく – see the following entries.

【着】3 [counter] used to count suits of clothing or individual garments [counter] used to count arrivals [noun] [from 1748] arrival at a location [noun] [from 1712] (archaic) the wearing of clothing [noun] [from 1871] (archaic) a kimono [noun] [from 1768] (archaic, possibly obsolete) in the area around Edo, short for 巾着切り (kinchaku kiri, “a cutpurse”) 【笛】3 [noun] [from 1241] (archaic, music) a flute, whistle

(This term, ちゃく, is an alternative spelling of the above terms. For a list of all kanji read as ちゃく, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちゃく.)