産うぶ着ぎ

also: うぶぎぬ · さんい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

newborn baby clothes; baby clothes

Refers to clothing for a newborn infant, especially the first garments. A traditional and somewhat formal term; in everyday conversation 赤ちゃんの服 is more common.

出しゅっ産さん祝いわいに、かわいい産うぶ着ぎを贈おくった。
I gave a cute set of newborn clothes as a baby gift.
産うぶ着ぎは肌はだに優やさしい素そ材ざいを選えらびましょう。
Choose newborn clothes made of gentle materials for the baby's skin.

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Kanji

産products, bear, give birth
着don, arrive, wear
衣garment, clothes, dressing

Related words

赤あかちゃんの服ふく
More common everyday term for baby clothes; 産着 is more specific to newborn garments and has a traditional nuance.
ベビー服ふく
Loanword-based term for baby clothes in general, used in modern contexts; 産着 is a native Japanese word with a narrower, traditional feel.

Built from

産うぶ+着きる

Written forms

産うぶ着ぎUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling for newborn baby clothes.
産衣Usage28%
- うぶぎ
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read うぶぎぬ or さんい in some contexts.
- うぶぎぬ
  Rare reading of 産衣; restricted to this kanji form.
- さんい
  Rare Sino-Japanese reading of 産衣; restricted to this kanji form.
さんい
うぶぎぬ

Etymology

Compound of 産 (ubu, 'birth' or 'newborn') and 着 (gi, 'clothing'). The reading うぶぎ is the standard native Japanese reading. The alternate kanji 産衣 uses 衣 ('garment') and has rare readings うぶぎぬ and さんい.