法被

Japanese

Kanji in this term
法 被
はっ
Grade: 4 		ひ > ぴ
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spelling
半被

Etymology

A shift from either Middle Japanese 法(はふ)被(ひ) (fafufi) or 半(はん)臂(ぴ) (hanpi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はっぴ [hàppí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠p̚ʲpʲi]

Noun

法(はっ)被(ぴ) • (happi) ←はふひ (fafufi)?

  1. A happi; a workman's livery coat

References

  1. ^ “法被”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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