十二単

See also: 十二單

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
ひとえ
Grade: 4
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
十二單 (kyūjitai)
十二一重
十二単衣

Etymology

Compound of 十二 (jūni, twelve) +‎ (hitoe, unlined or single-layer robe).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅうにひと [jùúní hítóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨːɲ̟i çito̞e̞]

Noun

(じゅう)()(ひとえ) • (jūni-hitoe

  1. (clothing) a ceremonial twelve-layered robe worn by women of the imperial court, consisting of twelve single-layer unlined robes worn one over the other
    This style became fashionable some time in the tenth century during the Heian period. Starting from the Muromachi period, the term jūni-hitoe was also used in the popular culture to refer to the five-layer 五重唐衣裳 (goe-karaginumo) style.
  2. Ajuga nipponensis, a perennial plant in the mint family and native to Japan

Usage notes

Elements of Junihitoe

As a formal ensemble

  • 唐衣(からぎぬ) (karaginu)
  • () (mo)
  • 領巾(ひれ) (hire) (only worn during the Heian era on particularly formal occasions)
  • 裙帯(くんたい) (kuntai) (only worn during the Heian era on particularly formal occasions)

Hair accessories, worn on particular formal occasions

  • 裳唐衣(もからぎぬ) (mokaraginu, traditional skirt and apron clothing)

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN