湯文字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
湯	文	字
ゆ Grade: 3	もん > も Grade: 1	じ Grade: 1
kun'yomi	irregular	goon

Etymology

Derived as a 文字詞 (moji kotoba, “letter word”) from either 湯具 (yugu, literally “hot water + material”) or 湯巻 (yumaki, literally “hot water + wrap”), originally referring to a simple wrap around the wearer's loins when using a public bath or hot spring.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆもじ [yùmójí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ゆもじ [yúꜜmòjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟mo̞ʑi]

Noun

湯(ゆ)文(も)字(じ) • (yumoji) 

1. a simple lightweight garment used by both men and women to wrap around the wearer's loins when using a public bath or hot spring
2. a traditional Japanese women's undergarment similar to the bathing garment, covering from the hips to roughly the legs, and generally worn under a kimono

See also

• 褌(ふんどし) (fundoshi): traditional Japanese men's loincloth