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春外套 (harugaitou) Japanese meaning: spring overcoat | Kotomora

春はる外がい套とう

Meanings

1

spring overcoat

rare term

Rare term for a lightweight overcoat worn in spring.

春はる外がい套とうは、春はる先さきの肌はだ寒ざむい日ひに羽は織おるのにちょうどいい。
A spring overcoat is just right for throwing on during chilly early spring days.

Kanji

春springtime, spring (season)
外outside
套accumulate, big and long, hackneyed

Related words

コート
コート is the common general term for coat or overcoat, while 春外套 is a rare, specific term for a spring overcoat.
外がい套とう
外套 is a somewhat literary or old-fashioned word for overcoat; 春外套 adds the seasonal specification.

Built from

春はる+外がい套とう

Etymology

Compound of 春 (spring) and 外套 (overcoat). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward seasonal compound.