すそ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
裾

Etymology

⟨suso1⟩ → /suso/

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1] From Proto-Japonic *soso. Cognate with Okinawan 裾 (susu).

Ultimate derivation unclear.

Pronunciation

Noun

すそ • (suso) ←すそ (suso)?

  1. the bottom edge of a piece of clothing
  2. more specifically, the hem of a piece of clothing
  3. (historical) an additional piece of fabric added along the bottom edge of formal robes
  4. foothill, the edge of a mountain
  5. the downstream area of a river
  6. the bottom edge or end of something, such as one's hair or a bounded region on a go board
  7. the lower legs and feet of a person's body

References
  1. “裾”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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