襟元

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えり
Grade: S
もと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
襟もと
えり元
衿元

Etymology

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From (eri, collar, neck) +‎ (moto, origin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えり)(もと) (erimoto

  1. nape (the area around one's neck)
  2. the front of one's collar

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN