打ち掛け

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
打掛
裲襠
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Etymology

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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

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

()() (uchikake

  1. (archaic, historical) [10th century] 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) [14th century] one type of costume worn by bugaku or dengaku performers
  5. (archaic) [14th century] a jacket worn while traveling, with narrow sleeves and a wide bottom
  6. (archaic) [c. 14th century] short for 打掛烏帽子 (uchikake eboshi), a type of strapless eboshi, a headdress
    Synonym: 掛烏帽子 (kake eboshi)
  7. [a. 17th century] short for 打掛小袖 (uchikake kosode), a type of kimono worn by upper-class women from autumn through spring
  8. [from 17th century] a kimono overcoat

Usage notes

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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

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References

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

Further reading

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