甚じん平べい

noun

jinbei; traditional summer wear

A casual, lightweight summer outfit consisting of knee-length shorts and a short-sleeved jacket, often worn as loungewear or at festivals. Cross-referenced with 甚兵衛, an alternate spelling.

See also: 甚兵衛

• 夏なつ祭まつりには甚じん平べいを着きて出でかけます。

  I go to the summer festival wearing a jinbei.

• 祖そ父ふは家いえでいつも甚じん平べいを着きている。

  My grandfather always wears a jinbei at home.