裾

• 読み: すそ
• ローマ字: suso
• 漢字の分解: 裾 (kyo/suso) — hem, skirt, foot of a mountain
• 発音: /sɯ.so/

意味

Hem; cuff; bottom edge of a garment. The lower edge of clothing such as trousers, skirts, or kimono.

A noun referring to the bottom portion of any garment. Also used figuratively for the base or foot of a mountain (山の裾, yama no suso — mountain skirt/foothills) and in the compound 裾野 (susono, foot of a mountain or the broad base of something). In fashion contexts, 裾上げ (susoage) means hemming or shortening trousers.

例文

1. ズボンの裾が長すぎるので直してもらった。
2. 雨の日はスカートの裾が濡れてしまう。
3. 着物の裾を引きずらないように気をつけた。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, fashion, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From native Japanese. Originally described the trailing bottom of kimono robes, extended to all garment hems and metaphorically to the base of mountains.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal