十二単

See also: 十二單

Japanese

十二単 (jūni-hitoe): the plant in genus Ajuga
Kanji in this term
十 二 単
じゅう
Grade: 1
に
Grade: 1
ひとえ
Grade: 4
goon kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
十二單 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 十二 (jūni, “twelve”) +‎ 単 (hitoe, “unlined or single-layer robe”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅうにひと​え [jùúní hítóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [(d͡)ʑɨᵝːɲ̟i çito̞e̞]

Noun

十(じゅう)二(に)単(ひとえ) • (jūni-hitoe) 

  1. (clothing) a ceremonial twelve-layered robe worn by women of the imperial court, consisting of twelve single-layer unlined robes worn one over the other
    This style became fashionable some time in the tenth century during the Heian period. Starting from the Muromachi period, the term jūni-hitoe was also used in the popular culture to refer to the five-layer 五重唐衣裳 (goe-karaginumo) style.
  2. (botany) Ajuga nipponensis, a perennial plant in the mint family and native to Japan

Usage notes

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
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