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赤ずきん

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あか
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
赤頭巾

Etymology

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Compound of (aka, red) +‎ 頭巾 (zukin, hood).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あか)ずきん (akazukinあかづきん (akadukin)?

  1. any red hood or headscarf
  2. (historical) a red head covering for children suffering from chicken pox or other rashes, as the red color was thought to ease symptoms
  3. (historical) a red hood or headscarf worn as punishment for violating the rules of a village

Proper noun

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(あか)ずきん (Akazukinあかづきん (Akadukin)?

  1. Little Red Riding Hood

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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