下着

Japanese
Kanji in this term
下 着
した
Grade: 1		 き > ぎ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 下 (shita, “under”) +‎ 着 (ki, “wear”).[1][2] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

下(した)着(ぎ) • (shitagi) 

  1. underwear, an undergarment
    Synonym: アンダーウェア (andāwea)
  2. an inner robe

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
  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
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Okinawan

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しちやぢ.[1]

Noun

下着 (hiragana しちゃじ, romaji shichaji)

  1. underwear

References
  1. 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/46
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