衣
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Han character
衣 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 卜竹女 (YHV), four-corner 00732, composition ⿱亠𧘇)
- Kangxi radical #145, ⾐.
Derived characters
References
- KangXi: page 1111, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34091
- Dae Jaweon: page 1575, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3074, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8863
- Unihan data for U+2F9C4
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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Characters in the same phonetic series (衣) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) Outline of the chest, upper clothing. compare to 文 with limbs and a head.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *w(y)a-t ~ wit (“to wear; to clothe”).
Pronunciation 2 ("to wear") is the exoactive form of pronunciation 1 ("garment; clothes").
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
衣
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 衣服 (“clothes”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 上衣 (“upper garment; top”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 胎盤 (“placenta”) [map]
Compounds
Derived terms from 衣
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
衣
- † (literary) to dress; to wear; to put on clothes
- 相如度秦王雖齋，決負約不償城，乃使其從者衣褐，懷其璧，從徑道亡，歸璧於趙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Xiàngrú duò Qín wáng suī zhāi, jué fùyuē bù cháng chéng, nǎi shǐ qí cóngzhě yì hè, huái qí bì, cóng jìngdào wáng, guī bì yú Zhào. [Pinyin]
- Lin Xiangru reckoned even though the King of Qin agreed to fast, he would certainly break his promise and not hand over the cities. Hence, he ordered his servant to put on ragged clothes, hide the jade under his bosom, and flee Qin on trails, in order to smuggle the jade back to Zhao.
相如度秦王虽斋，决负约不偿城，乃使其从者衣褐，怀其璧，从径道亡，归璧于赵。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- † to cover; to place something over; to wrap up; to bind up
- † Original form of 依 (yī, “to rely on”).
Compounds
References
- “衣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
| ころも Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Kojiki completed in 712 CE.
Ultimate derivation unclear. May be a compound of ころ (koro, uncertain meaning, possibly “wrapping”, cognate with 転 (koro, “roller; rolling”)) + 裳 (mo, “lower robe”).
Noun
衣 • (koromo)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 衣替え (koromogae): the changing of one's clothes
- 衣虱 (koromojirami): the body louse ((Pediculus humanus), (Pediculus humanus humanus), (Pediculus humanus corporis))
- 衣手 (koromode): a sleeve
- 衣筥 (koromobako): a kind of clothing box or chest that has short legs
- 衣偏 (koromohen): the clothing radical (a graphical portion of a kanji character)
- 衣屋 (koromoya): a store selling clerical robes; a person working in such a store
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
| きぬ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
Likely cognate with 絹 (kinu, “silk”).[3] Alternatively, may also be a compound of 着 (ki, “wearing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 着る kiru, “to wear”) + 布 (nu, “cloth”, shortened from normal reading nuno).[3]
Noun
衣 • (kinu)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 衣落 (kinuotoshi): a particular moment in a noh play where a character approaches the bridge and removes an outer robe wrapped around their hips
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
| ぎ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
The rendaku form of 着 (ki), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 着る (kiru, “to wear”).[3][4]
Alternative forms
Usage notes
Only found as the latter element in compounds. More commonly spelled 着.
Derived terms
Etymology 4
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
| い Grade: 4 |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 衣 (MC ʔɨi, “clothes, clothing”).
The kan'on reading, so likely a more recent borrowing.
Derived terms
robe (as worn by a monk, nun, or priest)
- 衣鉢 (ihatsu)
- 紫衣 (shii)
- 僧衣 (sōi)
Etymology 5
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| 衣 |
| え Grade: 4 |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 衣 (MC ʔɨi, “clothes, clothing”).
The goon reading, so likely the older borrowing.
Usage notes
Not used in isolation. Only encountered in compounds.
Etymology 6
| Kanji in this term |
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| 衣 |
| そ Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi |
⟨so2⟩ → /so/
From Old Japanese. Ultimate derivation unknown.
Usage notes
Only found in compounds.
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Okinawan
Etymology
Cognate with mainland Japanese 衣 (kinu).[1][2] Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as ちん.[3]
References
- Katrien Hendrickx, The Origins of Banana-fibre Cloth in the Ryukyus, Japan, Leuven University Press: 2007, p 110
- http://www.haisai.co.jp/kantanuchinaaguchi.htm
- 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/31
Old Korean
Particle
衣 (*-uy)
- genitive case marker
Vietnamese
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