被風

Japanese

Kanji in this term
被	風
ひ Grade: S	ふ Grade: 2
kan’on	goon

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひふ [hìfú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [çiɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

被(ひ)風(ふ) • (hifu)

(historical) a simple padded overcoat with a thick round collar, worn over a kimono, used by the nobility as informal cold-weather outerwear
since the Meiji period, a women's padded overcoat with a thick round collar, worn over a kimono, often sleeveless

See also

被風 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
List of items traditionally worn in Japan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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