also: うぶぎぬ · さんい
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.
I gave a cute set of newborn clothes as a baby gift.
Choose newborn clothes made of gentle materials for the baby's skin.
Standard kanji spelling for newborn baby clothes.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read うぶぎぬ or さんい in some contexts.
Rare reading of 産衣; restricted to this kanji form.
Rare Sino-Japanese reading of 産衣; restricted to this kanji form.
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.