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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hip.[1][2][3]

First attested in 1930.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ヒップ (hippu

  1. [from 1930] (fashion) hip size
    Synonym: 腰回り (koshimawari)
  2. [from 1930] butt, buttocks, bottom
    Synonyms: お尻 (oshiri), 腰回り (koshimawari), (koshi)
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ヒップ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ ヒップ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
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