函狭子

Japanese

Alternative spelling
函狹子 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 函狭子 – see the following entry.

[noun] 筥迫, 箱迫, 箱せこ, 函狭子, 函迫: (historical) a women's billfold or wallet, often ornately decorated and kept in the 懐 (futokoro, “the pouch-like front of a kimono, inside the flap and above the obi”); over time, this developed into something like a small boxy purse, though still kept in the futokoro

[noun] 筥迫, 箱迫, 箱せこ, 函狭子, 函迫: (modern) a decorative such billfold or purse only used for certain special occasions requiring traditional dress, particularly the 七五三 (shichi-go-san, literally “seven-five-three”) ceremony for children aged seven, five, and three

Alternative spellings
筥迫, 箱迫, 箱せこ, 函迫

(This term, 函狭子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)