noun
ceremony of first informal court dress for an abdicated emperor
Historical term for a ceremony where a retired emperor first wears informal court attire (kariginu and eboshi). Rare, specialized knowledge.
布衣始は、上皇が初めて狩衣と烏帽子を着用する儀式である。
Hōi-hajime is a ceremony in which the retired emperor wears a kariginu and eboshi for the first time.
Eboshi is the formal headgear worn with the kariginu during the 布衣始 ceremony.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Variant spelling with okurigana め; less common but attested.
Compound of 布衣 (hōi, 'informal court dress', literally 'cloth garment') and 始め (hajime, 'beginning, first'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a specialized historical designation.