Kayanokinui - Kayanokinui

…Although it is now written as mosquito net and pronounced as kaya, it is originally a Chinese word pronounced as buncho. It has a long history, and according to the Nihon Shoki, during the reign of Emperor Ojin, a craftsman named Kayakinou came from Wu, China. At that time, mosquito nets were made of raw silk (suzushi), and there were two types: outer mosquito nets and inner mosquito nets. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mosquito Netting" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…現在では蚊帳と書いて〈かや〉と読んでいるが，本来は〈ぶんちょう〉と読む漢語である。歴史は古く，《日本書紀》によると応神天皇の時に中国の呉から蚊屋衣縫という技術者が渡来したとある。このころの蚊帳は素材は生絹（すずし）製で，外蚊屋と内蚊屋の2種類あった。…

※「蚊屋衣縫」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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