合羽

Japanese
Kanji in this term
合 羽
かっ
Grade: 2		 は > ぱ
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese capa (“cape, cloak; jacket”),[1][2] originally referring to the long capes and over-gowns worn by Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in Japan.

The kanji are ateji (当て字)[1] and were chosen for sound rather than meaning.

Ultimately cognate with English cape.

Pronunciation

Noun

合羽 (hiragana かっぱ, katakana カッパ, rōmaji kappa)

  1. a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style

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
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