振袖

Japanese
振袖 (furisode): A kimono in the furisode style.
Kanji in this term
振 袖
ふ(り)
Grade: S		 そで
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 振 (furi, “swinging”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る furu, “to wave, to swing”) +‎ 袖 (sode, “sleeve”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

振袖 (hiragana ふりそで, rōmaji furisode)

  1. a long-sleeved style of formal kimono, worn by unmarried young women

Coordinate terms
Coordinate terms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 小振袖 (こふりそで) (kofurisode): “small furisode” → a furisode with 85cm long sleeves
  • 大振袖 (おおふりそで) (ōfurisode): “large furisode” → a furisode with 114cm long sleeves

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 4-385-13905-9
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