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羽織

羽織

Japanese

羽織 (haori): The black over-jacket in this picture is the haori.
Kanji in this term
羽 織
は
Grade: 2 		おり
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Noun

羽織 ‎(hiragana はおり, romaji haori)

  1. A short jacket or overcoat for formal kimono.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Etymology

Etymology unclear. One theory is that the word was an alteration of はふる ‎(hafuru, “to throw over, to throw on”).[1] Another theory holds that the word came by extension from how a bird interlaces its wings across its back, leading to the current kanji compound of 羽 ‎(ha, “wing”) + 織り ‎(ori, “weaving”).[1] Alternately, these kanji may be just ateji.[1]

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