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中折れ帽子 (nakaoreboushi) Japanese meaning: fedora | Kotomora

中なか折おれ帽ぼう子し

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Meanings

1

fedora; trilby; felt hat with a creased crown

Refers to a soft felt hat with a lengthwise crease in the crown and a brim, typically a fedora or trilby style.

彼かれは中なか折おれ帽ぼう子しをかぶって出

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かけ

た

。

He went out wearing a fedora.

あの中なか折おれ帽ぼう子しはどこで買かえますか。

Where can I buy that trilby?

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
折fold, break, fracture
帽cap, headgear
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

ハット
A general loanword for 'hat', while 中折れ帽子 specifically refers to a fedora or trilby style.
帽ぼう子し
The generic word for 'hat' or 'cap'; 中折れ帽子 is a specific type.

Built from

中なか折おれ+帽ぼう子し

Written forms

中なか折おれ帽ぼう子し
Standard spelling for a fedora or trilby hat.
中なか折おれ帽ぼう子し
Variant spelling without the okurigana れ; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 中折れ (nakore, 'center fold/crease') and 帽子 (bōshi, 'hat'), describing the characteristic crease in the crown.