Usuyou - Usuyou

Japanese: 薄様 - うすよう

〘Noun〙① A name for washi paper. Torinoko paper made by thinly slicing the bark of the gampi tree. It can also be made from kozo paper . In the past, it was used to copy waka poems and documents, to wrap things, and to tie children's hair. Tissue paper. Thin paper. ⇔Thick. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999), Naishi no Takumi, "I wrote it in a hurry, and it was drawn thinly." ※Shigoki - April 14, 1435, Eikyou 7th year ( 1435), "I started playing with a thin layer of paper." ② A type of color in layered clothes. When wearing several layers of clothing, the layering method is to gradually lighten the color from the top until the last layer is white. ※Donbanainden Shozokusho (around 1539) "Five robes, single color, light crimson, one shu, two shu, three tan, four light red plum, five white, six white, seven white"③ A type of armor. It is a type of yanagui , so named because it is made of folded paper. Thin-patterned mafutagi . ※Yanagusho (around 1238) "Arrow <omitted> Thin-patterned. Thin-patterned. _Can be prepared _for _both the elderly _and young _. "④ = thin-paper ② [Etymology] (1) Normal washi paper is generally thick, so thin-paper is used to refer to thin paper.
(2) From the mid-Heian period onwards, kaishi were used for letters of affection or gifts to intimate partners, and in addition to seasonal colours, they were also used to accompany flowers or other items appropriate to the occasion. Because they were thin and see-through, they were used in a "thin layer" when writing. In waka poetry gatherings, women's kaishi were usually thin and layered, with the poem written on the top page and the author's name written on the edge of the bottom page.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 和紙の名。雁皮(がんぴ)で薄くすいた鳥の子紙。楮(こうぞ)でも作った。古く、和歌、文書等を書き写したり、物を包んだり、あるいは子供の髪を結ぶ元結とした。薄葉紙。薄紙。⇔厚様。※宇津保（970‐999頃）内侍督「こともなくはしり書いたるての、うすやうにかきたる」※師郷記‐永享七年（1435）四月一四日「うすやうにてあそはしかけて候御本」② 襲(かさね)の色目の一種。衣を何枚か重ねて着るとき、同色を上からだんだんと薄くして最後の一枚を白にする重ね方。※曇花院殿装束抄（1539頃）「五つ衣単色目事くれなゐのうす様一朱二朱三丹四薄紅梅五白六白七白」③ 武具の一種。胡籙(やなぐい)の一部で、紙をたたみ用いたのでいう。間塞(まふたぎ)薄様。※餝抄（1238頃）中「箭〈略〉隙塞薄様。薄様。随_二老少_一可_レ有_二用意_一」④ ＝うすようし（薄葉紙）②[語誌](1)通常の和紙は厚様が一般なので、薄手のものを指す場合、特に薄様といった。
(2)平安中期以後、懸想文や親密な相手との贈答に用いられ、季節にあった配色に加えて、草花など状況にあったものに添えられていた。薄くて透けて見えるため、ものを書く時は、「薄様重ね」にして使った。和歌会では、女の懐紙は普通、薄様重ねにして、上の紙に歌を書き、下の紙の端に作者の名を書いた。

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