挂けい甲こう

noun

armor of small iron plates bound with leather cords

Historical term for a type of armor used from the Kofun to Nara periods. Not used for modern armor.

• 挂けい甲こうは古こ墳ふん時じ代だいから奈な良ら時じ代だいにかけて用もちいられた鎧よろいである。

  Keikō is armor that was used from the Kofun period to the Nara period.