上着

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	着
うわ Grade: 1	き > ぎ Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うわぎ [ùwágí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠ɡʲi]

Noun

上(うわ)着(ぎ) • (uwagi) 

1. coat, jacket
2. outerwear
3. outermost robe of women's formal court dress, worn over the 打衣 (uchiginu) and under the 唐衣 (karaginu)

See also

• 十二単(じゅうにひとえ) (jūnihitoe)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.