長袖

Chinese

 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
sleeve
trad. (長袖) 長 袖
simp. (长袖) 长 袖

Pronunciation


Adjective

長袖

  1. longsleeved

Noun

長袖

  1. long sleeves

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (長袖):
  • → Japanese: 長袖(ながそで) (nagasode)
  • → Korean: 장수(長袖) (jangsu)

Antonyms

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長 袖
なが
Grade: 2
そで
Grade: S

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 長袖/长袖 (chángxiù).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [na̠ɡa̠ so̞de̞]

Noun

長(なが)袖(そで) • (nagasode) 

  1. long sleeves
  2. (by extension) non-samurai (i.e., nobility, doctors, Shinto priests, monks, etc.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
長袖

Noun

長袖 • (jangsu) (hangeul 장수)

  1. Hanja form? of 장수 (“long sleeves”).
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