kigurumi英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A full-body costume of a cartoon character (typically a mascot of cartoonish proportions) originating in Japan.

— The -sona community engages in activities similar to cosplay practices in that it appropriates, to various degrees, kigurumi and other characters from popular culture; fans assume these characters in terms of appearance and/or as an “embodied costumed character.”
A full-body cosplay of a human cartoon character with realistic proportions paired with an anime-style mask, originating in Japan; also (metonymic), the anime-style mask used in such a cosplay.
A themed onesie, typically in the style of a cartoon animal.

词形变化

kigurumi plural kigurumis plural

词汇关系

衍生词

kig kigu

词源

Borrowed from Japanese 着ぐるみ (kigurumi), from 着 (gi, “clothes, outfit”) + ぐるみ (-gurumi, all together, inclusive) (referring to the fact that the costume completely encloses the wearer).