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

(Tokyo) ひとえ [hìtóꜜè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞e̞]

Noun

単(ひと)衣(え) • (hitoe)

(clothing) 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 therefore shorter.

See also

袙(あこめ) (akome), 袿(うちき) (uchiki), robes worn over hitoe
小袖(こそで) (kosode) robe worn under hitoe

References

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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