noun
white burial kimono; shroud
A plain white kimono used in Buddhist funerals to dress the deceased. The term is specific to Japanese funeral customs.
故人に経帷子を着せるのは、葬儀の大切な儀式の一つです。
Dressing the deceased in a white burial kimono is one of the important funeral rites.
Standard kanji spelling for the Buddhist burial garment.
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard written variant.
Refers more broadly to the funeral attire or burial clothes, while 経帷子 specifically denotes the white kimono used in Buddhist ceremonies.
From 経 (kyō, 'sutra') and 帷子 (katabira, 'unlined kimono'), referring to a kimono inscribed with sutras or used in Buddhist funeral rites.