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雨合羽 (あまガッパ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

雨あま合がっ羽ぱ

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Meanings

1

raincoat; oilcoat

A waterproof coat worn in the rain; 合羽 comes from Portuguese 'capa'.

雨あめが降ふりそうだから、雨あま合がっ羽ぱを持もって

いこう

。

It looks like rain, so let's take a raincoat.

子こ供ども用ようの黄き色いろい雨あまがっぱを買かった。

I bought a yellow raincoat for children.

Kanji

雨rain
合fit, suit, join
羽feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

Related words

レインコートN3
雨合羽 is the traditional Japanese-style raincoat, often oiled paper or vinyl, while レインコート refers to a Western-style raincoat.

Written forms

雨あま合がっ羽ぱUsage66%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling using ateji for ガッパ.
雨あまガッパUsage24%
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
雨あまがっぱUsage10%
Hiragana variant, often used in casual or child-oriented contexts.

Etymology

合羽 is ateji for カッパ, which derives from Portuguese 'capa' (cloak). 雨 (rain) is prefixed to specify a raincoat.