懐裏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
懐	裏
かい Grade: S	り Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative forms

懐裡

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かいり [káꜜìrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾʲi]

Noun

懐裏 (hiragana かいり, rōmaji kairi, historical hiragana くわいり)

the futokoro, the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi
the inside of the futokoro
the inside of one's heart or mind

References

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

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