被布

被布

Japanese

Kanji in this term
被	布
ひ Grade: S	ふ Grade: 5
kan’on	goon

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

被(ひ)布(ふ) • (hifu) 

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

See also

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN