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こそで
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period)
2. padded silk garment
Alt. forms
小
こ
袖
そで
95%
こそで
4%
Pitch accent
こ
そで
こ
そで
Used in: 31
Composed of
こ
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
そで
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
いただくものはなつも
こそで
taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy;
(lit.)
accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer
こそで
りょう
betrothal money given from man to woman