also: ちょうこ
noun
long hakama; trailing hakama
Refers to hakama with extra-long legs that trail on the ground, historically worn by court nobles or in ceremonial contexts. The reading ながばかま is standard; ちょうこ is a rare on-reading variant.
See also: 袴 (はかま)
平安時代の貴族は、儀式のときに長袴を着用した。
Heian-period nobles wore long hakama during ceremonies.
博物館で長袴
I saw an exhibit of long hakama at the museum.
袴 is the general term for hakama (traditional divided or undivided trousers). 長袴 specifically refers to the long, trailing variety.
Compound of 長 (long) and 袴 (hakama). The reading ながばかま is the native Japanese reading; ちょうこ is the Sino-Japanese on-reading, now rare.