なおし

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なおし – see the following entries.
直衣のうし
(clothing) round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the () the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with 二藍 (overdye-purple) in the winter, and overdye-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with 指貫 (sashinuki) and 烏帽子 (eboshi).
Alternative spelling
ちょくい
直士
a male given name
(This term, なおし, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なおし.)