打ち掛け

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

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kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
打掛
裲襠
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Etymology

From () (uchi-) + () (kake, wear), the (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb 掛ける. The various items are worn, often over other clothing.[1]

Noun

打ち掛け (sense 8): traditional red kimono overcoat

()() (uchikake

  1. (archaic, historical) a type of ceremonial armor made of cloth and worn by officers when appearing in the Emperor's court
    Synonyms: 打掛鎧 (uchikake yoroi), 挂甲 (keikō)
  2. (archaic, historical) chest armor made from small pieces of iron bound with leather straps
    Synonym: 挂甲 (keikō)
  3. (archaic, historical) clothing worn by palanquin bearers during Imperial visits
  4. (archaic) one type of costume worn by bugaku or dengaku performers
  5. (archaic) a jacket worn while traveling, with narrow sleeves and a wide bottom
  6. (archaic) short for 打掛烏帽子 (uchikake eboshi), a type of strapless eboshi, a headdress
    Synonym: 掛烏帽子 (kake eboshi)
  7. short for 打掛小袖 (uchikake kosode), a type of kimono worn by upper-class women from autumn through spring
  8. a kimono overcoat

Usage notes

The kimono overcoat is a huge, thick, heavy, highly-formal ornate, brocaded coat, worn by a bride or at a stage performance. It is often heavily brocaded and is supposed to be worn outside the actual kimono and obi, as a sort of coat, therefore an obi should never tied around the uchikake. It is supposed to be allowed to trail along the floor. This is also why it is heavily padded along the hem. The uchikake of the bridal costume is either white, or else very colourful, often with red as the base colour.

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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