襅

襅 U+8945, 襅 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8945 ← 襄 [U+8944] CJK Unified Ideographs 襆 → [U+8946]

Translingual

Han character

襅 (Kangxi radical 145, 衣+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 中田廿十 (LWTJ), composition ⿰衤畢)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1124, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34574
• Dae Jaweon: page 1591, character 23
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 5, page 3107, character 10
• Unihan data for U+8945

Japanese

Kanji

襅

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

• Kun: ちはや (chihaya, 襅)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
襅
ちはや Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
千早

/tipaja/ → /t͡ɕifaja/ → /t͡ɕihaja/

First attested in the Wamyō Ruijushō (938 CE).

Probably related to verb 千早ぶ (chihayabu, “to move or act ferociously, with terrible godly power”), itself an alteration from 逸早ぶ (ichihayabu, “to move or act quickly and strongly”), deriving from adjective 逸早し (ichihayashi, “strong and fast; extremely fast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiha̠ja̠]

Noun

襅(ちはや) • (chihaya) 

1. (historical) a sleeveless overgarment made with two widths of cloth with unsewn sides and front, tied with a cord at the waist, that trailing sleeves could be tucked into; worn by shrine maidens and 采女 (uneme) when serving the gods and for kitchen tasks
2. (Shinto) a ceremonial overcoat with unsewn sides, worn by shrine maidens for certain ceremonies such as kagura
3. (theater) a kind of sleeveless vest or waistcoat used in kabuki or 人形浄瑠璃 (ningyō jōruri, “puppet theater”)

See also

• 襷(たすき) (tasuki, “cord; sash”)
• 貫頭衣(かんとうい) (kantōi)
• 襅 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

References

2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN