手拭い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	拭
て Grade: 1	ぬぐ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
手拭手ぬぐい

Etymology

Compound of 手 (te, “hand”) +‎ 拭い (nugui, “wiping; wiper”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 拭(ぬぐ)う (nuguu, “to wipe”).).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てぬぐい [tènúgúí] (Heiban – [0])[2][5][4]
IPA^(key): [te̞nɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

手(て)拭(ぬぐ)い • (tenugui) ^{←てぬぐひ (tenugufi)^?}

a small piece of cloth used to wipe the hands or body, or to cover the head: a hand towel, a washcloth, a handkerchief, a bandana
Synonym: 手拭き (tefuki)

Coordinate terms

風呂敷(ふろしき) (furoshiki)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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