珈琲

See also: 咖啡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
珈	琲
こー Jinmeiyō (ateji)	ひー Hyōgaiji (ateji)
jukujikun

Glyph origin

Ateji (当て字) coined by Japanese scientist Udagawa Yōan in the first half of the 1800s,[1] likely influenced by the similar Chinese spelling 咖啡 (kāfēi).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 珈琲 – see the following entry.

【コーヒー】

[noun] coffee

(This term, 珈琲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

1957, Gihachiro Okuyama, 「かうひい異名熟字一覧（木版画）」 (Kōhī Imei Jukuji Ichiran (Mokuhan-ga), "List of Synonymous Idioms for Coffee (woodblock print)"), 『珈琲遍歴』 (Kōhī Henreki, "Coffee Pilgrimage"), in Japanese, Shikisha Co., Ltd.

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[1] 1957, Gihachiro Okuyama, 「かうひい異名熟字一覧（木版画）」 (Kōhī Imei Jukuji Ichiran (Mokuhan-ga), "List of Synonymous Idioms for Coffee (woodblock print)"), 『珈琲遍歴』 (Kōhī Henreki, "Coffee Pilgrimage"), in Japanese, Shikisha Co., Ltd.