単衣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
単 衣
ひとえ > ひと
Grade: 4 		え
Grade: 4
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
單衣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

単(ひと)衣(え) • (hitoe) 

  1. (clothing) an unlined open-sleeved robe worn as an inner robe by court nobles; women's hitoe were floor length and worn over the 袴 (hakama), whilst men's hitoe were worn under, and were therefore shorter

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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