背広

Japanese
Kanji in this term
背 広
せ
Grade: 6
(ateji)		 ひろ > びろ
Grade: 2
(ateji)
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
背廣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Unknown, but thought to be related to English civil clothes, Savile Row, or Cheviot.

The kanji are ateji (当て字); they literally mean "back" + "wide" ("wide-backed").

Pronunciation

Noun

背(せ)広(びろ) • (sebiro)  (counter 着)

  1. a business suit

Descendants
  • → Min Nan: 西米羅／西米罗

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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