Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 外襷反
- (n, n-pref) variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
彼は階段を一度に三段ずつかけあがった。
He jumped up the steps three at a time. - 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
- six ken (10.91 m)
- (n) another place; somewhere else; strange parts
あるものの意味がわかるためには、そのものの外に出て、離れたところからそれを経験することができなければならない。
You have to be outside something, able to experience it from a distance, before it makes sense. - outside (one's family or group); those people
いつもと変えてたまに外で食事しよう。
Let's occasionally change where we go to eat out. - unrelated matter
うちはうち、そとはそと。
Our house, our rules.
- (n) cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
帯に短し、襷に長し。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing. - sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners)
- wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
