振袖

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

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふりそで [fùrísódé] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲiso̞de̞]

Noun

振袖 (hiragana ふりそで, rōmaji furisode)

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

Coordinate terms

Coordinate terms

• 着物 (きもの) (kimono): a kimono
• 浴衣 (ゆかた) (yukata): a lightweight kind of kimono
• 喪服 (もふく) (mofuku): a mourning kimono

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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9