寝衣

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
寝 衣
しん
Grade: S		 い
Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
寢衣 (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a coinage in Japanese from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 寝 (shin, “sleep”) +‎ 衣 (i, “robe, gown, clothing”).

First attested in 1870 in a translation of Samuel Smiles' English-language book, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct.[1] This term thus may be a calque of English bed-clothes from the source text.

Pronunciation

Noun

寝(しん)衣(い) • (shin'i) ←しんゐ (sin'wi)?

  1. [from 1870] bedclothes, sleepwear, nightwear, pajamas, nightgown
    Synonyms: 寝巻き (nemaki), パジャマ (pajama), ナイトガウン (naitogaun)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
寝 衣
ね
Grade: S		 まき
Grade: 4
kun’yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
寢衣 (kyūjitai)

This spelling is rare for the nemaki reading, and can be analyzed as partial jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 寝衣 – see the following entry.
【寝巻ねまき】
[noun] [from 1548] nightwear, nightgown, pajamas
Alternative spellings
寝間着, 寝巻
(This term, 寝衣, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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