ひもの

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
檜物
桧物

Compound of 檜 (hi, “cypress”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ひもの • (himono) 

  1. a tub, basin, barrel, or other item made of thin and bent cypress shakes

Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
干物
乾物

Compound of 乾, 干 (hi, “dry”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb ひる (hiru, “to dry out”), commonly spelled either 乾る or 干る) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

ひもの • (himono) 

  1. dried fish, salted or just air-dried
  2. (more generally) something dried, such as dried goods or dried flowers

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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