うちかけ

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of うちかけ – see the following entry.
打ち掛け
(archaic, historical) a type of ceremonial armor made of cloth and worn by officers when appearing in the Emperor's court
(archaic, historical) chest armor made from small pieces of iron bound with leather straps
(archaic, historical) clothing worn by palanquin bearers during Imperial visits
(archaic) one type of costume worn by bugaku or dengaku performers
(archaic) a jacket worn while traveling, with narrow sleeves and a wide bottom
(archaic) short for 打掛烏帽子 (uchikake eboshi), a type of strapless eboshi, a headdress
short for 打掛小袖 (uchikake kosode), a type of kimono worn by upper-class women from autumn through spring
a kimono overcoat
Alternative spellings
打掛, 裲襠
(This term, うちかけ (uchikake), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as うちかけ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うちかけ.)