Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ずぼん [zùbóń] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [zɯᵝbõ̞ɴ]

Adverb

ずぼん ‎(romaji zubon)

1. (onomatopoeia) imitative of the sound of something rubbing or sliding and then bumping into place or coming out of place
   • 1860, 七偏人 (Shichi Henjin, “Seven Eccentrics”), volume 4:^[2]

     丸 (まる)くずぼんと穴 (あな)の明 (あ)いた古犢鼻褌 (ふるふんどし)を…

     maruku zubon to ana no aita furu fundoshi o…

     [taking] the old loincloth with a round hole just plop hanging open...

Usage notes

Takes the particle と ‎(to), as in the quoted example above.

Etymology 2

Alternative form of ズボン ‎(zubon, “trousers”). See that entry for more detail.

Noun

ずぼん ‎(katakana ズボン, romaji zubon)

1. ズボン: trousers (UK), pants (AUS, Canada, US), strides (AUS)

   Generally refers specifically to mens' trousers.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1857-1863, seven volumes published one a year, 妙竹林話 七偏人 (Myō Takebayashi-banashi: Shichi Henjin, “Strange Tales from the Bamboo Forest: Seven Eccentrics”) (in Japanese), by 梅亭 金鵞 (Baitei Kinga); re-published in 1983, Tōkyō: Kodansha, ISBN 978-4061317901
3. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
4. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3