衣替え

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
衣 替
ころも
Grade: 4 		か > が
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Literally, “change of clothing”, compound of 衣(ころも) (koromo, “garment”) + 替(か)え (kae, “change, replacement”). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

衣(ころも)替(が)え • (koromogae) 

  1. a Japanese custom of changing wardrobes to align with the changing seasons.
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