noun
cloth headgear; hood; kerchief; cap
General term for a head covering made of cloth, including hoods, kerchiefs, and skullcaps. Often associated with traditional or practical wear.
寒いので頭巾をかぶった。
I put on a hood because it was cold.
山伏は黒い頭巾を着けている。
The mountain ascetic wears a black headcloth.
noun
tokin (yamabushi headgear)
Specific small cap worn by yamabushi (mountain ascetics). Distinct from general cloth headgear. See also 頭襟.
See also: 頭襟
修験道の行者は頭巾と呼ばれる独特の帽子をかぶる。
Practitioners of Shugendo wear a distinctive cap called a tokin.
The kanji 頭 (head) and 巾 (cloth) combine to mean 'head cloth'. The reading ずきん is a compound of 頭 (ず) and 巾 (きん), with rendaku voicing.