下着

下着

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	着
した Grade: 1	き > ぎ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

下 (shita, “under”) +‎ 着 (-gi, “garment”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) したぎ [shìtágí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ta̠ɡʲi]

Noun

下着 (hiragana したぎ, rōmaji shitagi)

1. an undergarment

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Okinawan

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しちやぢ.[1]

Noun

下着 (hiragana しちゃぢ, romaji shichaji)

1. underwear

References

1. 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/46