大だい黒こく頭ず巾きん

noun

bouffant cloth cap; traditional soft cap

A soft, rounded cloth cap traditionally worn by elderly people and Buddhist monks. The name comes from its resemblance to the hood of Daikokuten (大黒天), one of the Seven Lucky Gods.

• 昔むかしの絵えには、大だい黒こく頭ず巾きんをかぶったお坊ぼうさんがよく描えがかれている。

  In old pictures, monks wearing a bouffant cloth cap are often depicted.

• 祖そ父ふは寒さむい日ひによく大だい黒こく頭ず巾きんをかぶっていた。

  My grandfather often wore a traditional soft cap on cold days.