直衣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直	衣
ちょく Grade: 2	い Grade: 4
kan’on

Kanji in this term
直	衣
なお Grade: 2	し Grade: 4
kun’yomi	jukujikun

Kanji in this term
直	衣
なお > のう Grade: 2	し Grade: 4
irregular	jukujikun

Etymology

From 直し (naoshi), stem of 直す (“to rectify”), but more literally, "to make straight", in reference to the straightness. Compare Latin rēctificāre (“to make straight; to rectify”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) の​ーし [nóꜜòshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [no̞ːɕi]

Noun

直(のう)衣(し) or 直(なお)衣(し) • (nōshi or naoshi) ^{←なほし (nafosi)?}
直(ちょく)衣(い) • (chokui) 

1. (clothing) round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the 袍 (hō) the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with 二藍 (“overdye-purple”) in the winter, and woven-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with 指貫 (sashinuki) and 烏帽子 (eboshi).

See also

• 袍(ほう) (hō)
• 束帯(そくたい) (sokutai)
• 布袴(ほうこ) (hōko)
• 衣冠(いかん) (ikan)