絵姿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絵	姿
え Grade: 2	すがた Grade: 6
jūbakoyomi

Alternative spelling
繪姿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 絵(え) (e, “picture”) + 姿(すがた) (sugata, “figure, shape”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えすがた [èsúꜜgàtà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1][2][3][4]
• IPA^(key): [e̞sɨɡa̠ta̠]

Noun

絵(え)姿(すがた) • (esugata) ^{←ゑすがた (wesugata)?}

1. a portrait

Synonyms

• 画(が)像(ぞう) (gazō), 肖(しょう)像(ぞう) (shōzō)

References

1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
4. “絵姿”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here