背広組
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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背 | 広 | 組 |
せ Grade: 6 | ひろ > びろ Grade: 2 | くみ > ぐみ Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
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背廣組 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 背広 (sebiro, “suit (clothes)”) + 組 (kumi, “group”). The kumi changes to gumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [se̞bʲiɾo̞ ɡɯ̟ᵝmʲi]
Noun
背広組 • (sebiro gumi)
- Synonym of 文官 (bunkan, “civilian”)
See also
- 制服組 (seifuku gumi, “military officer”)