軽衫

軽衫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
軽	衫
かる Grade: 3	さん Hyōgaiji
yutōyomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese calção (“short trousers”).[1][2] The kanji are an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi
  • (Tokyo) かるさん [kàrúsáń] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾɯ̟ᵝsã̠ɴ]

Noun

軽衫 (hiragana かるさん, rōmaji karusan)

1. (historical) a kind of hakama popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: loose baggy trousers gathered at the cuff

   Synonyms: 裁着 (tattsuke), 立付 (tattsuke), もんぺ (monpe)

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