襦袢

襦袢

Japanese

Kanji in this term
襦	袢
じゅ Hyōgaiji (ateji)	はん > ばん Hyōgaiji (ateji)
kan’on

襦袢, 繻絆 (juban): a juban, a kind of under-robe worn under a kimono.

Alternative forms

• 繻絆 (less common)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese gibão (“jerkin”). The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) じゅばん [jùbáń] (Heiban – [0])[2][5]
• IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑɨᵝbã̠ɴ]

Noun

襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) • (juban) 

1. a type of lightweight under-robe worn under a kimono, somewhat similar to an undershirt

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 網(あみ)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (amijuban)
• 袷(あわせ)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (awasejuban)
• 管(くだ)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (kudajuban)
• 竹(たけ)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (takejuban)
• 長(なが)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (nagajuban): underkimono
• 肉(にく)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (nikujuban)
• 肌(はだ)襦(じゅ)袢(ばん) (hadajuban)

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
3. “襦袢”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
4. “襦袢”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN