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軽衫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かる
Grade: 3
さん
Hyōgai
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
輕衫 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese calção.[1] The kanji are an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of 軽衫 – see the following entry.
カルサン
[noun] A type of hakama stylized to resemble the loose baggy trousers worn by Portuguese explorers who came to Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(This term, 軽衫, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN