十二単
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See also: 十二單
Japanese
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結婚の儀に臨む九条節子
Sadako Kujō (Empress Teimei) wearing jūni-hitoe at her wedding ceremony in 1900.
Kanji in this term | ||
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十 | 二 | 単 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
に Grade: 1 |
ひとえ Grade: 4 |
goon | kun'yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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十二單 (kyūjitai) 十二一重 十二単衣 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Ajuga_nipponensis_2.jpg/250px-Ajuga_nipponensis_2.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 十二 (jūni, “twelve”) + 単 (hitoe, “unlined or single-layer robe”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]十二単 • (jūni-hitoe)
- (clothing) a ceremonial twelve-layered robe worn by women of the imperial court, consisting of twelve single-layer unlined robes worn one over the other
- This style became fashionable some time in the tenth century during the Heian period. Starting from the Muromachi period, the term jūni-hitoe was also used in the popular culture to refer to the five-layer 五重唐衣裳 (goe-karaginumo) style.
- Ajuga nipponensis, a perennial plant in the mint family and native to Japan
Usage notes
[edit]- (Ajuga nipponensis): Members of genus Ajuga are also known as bugleweed, ground pine, carpet bugle, or just bugle. As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジュウニヒトエ.
Elements of Junihitoe
[edit]- 小袖 (kosode)
- 張袴 (haribakama)
- 単衣 (hitoe)
- 袿 (uchiki), 衣 (kinu) (五衣 (itsuginu))
- 打衣 (uchiginu)
- 上着 (uwagi)
- 檜扇 (hiōgi), 衵扇 (akomeōgi)
As a formal ensemble
Hair accessories, worn on particular formal occasions
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 襲 (kasane)
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 十 read as じゅう
- Japanese terms spelled with 二 read as に
- Japanese terms spelled with 単 read as ひとえ
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- Japanese nouns
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- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
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- ja:Clothing
- ja:Ajugoideae subfamily plants