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襠: crotch or seat of pants

By February 10, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

襠 [裆] dāng

verb | preposition
: crotch; seat of a pair of trousers

Kun Reading

襠 | まち machi

noun
: gusset

On Reading

とう tou

 Usage:

褲襠[裤裆] ku4dang1: crotch of trousers



Japanese common word
裲襠 | うちかけ uchikake
: women’s bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
衤 (yi1: clothes radical 145) suggests the meaning while
(dang1 | dang4: to serve as; accept | suitable) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
裆. Derived from generic character simplification rule #23 (當 » 当).



 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary