帷子かたびら

noun

light summer kimono; unlined hemp or silk kimono

A traditional single-layer kimono, typically made of hemp or raw silk, worn in summer. Historical and cultural term; not everyday modern clothing.

• 夏なつの暑あつい日ひには、麻あさの帷子かたびらが涼すずしくて快かい適てきだった。

  On hot summer days, a hemp katabira was cool and comfortable.

noun

shroud; burial clothes

Abbreviation of 経帷子 (kyōkatabira). Refers to the white kimono used as burial clothing in Buddhist funerals. Primarily encountered in funeral or historical contexts.

See also: 経帷子

• 亡なくなった祖そ母ぼには、白しろい帷子かたびらを着きせてあげた。

  We dressed our deceased grandmother in a white shroud.