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経帷子 (きょうかたびら, kyoukatabira) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

経帷子きょうかたびら

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Meanings

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white burial kimono; shroud

A plain white kimono used in Buddhist funerals to dress the deceased. The term is specific to Japanese funeral customs.

故こ人じんに経帷子きょうかたびらを着きせるのは、葬そう儀ぎの大たい切せつな儀

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Dressing the deceased in a white burial kimono is one of the important funeral rites.

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
帷curtain, screen
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

死しに装しょう束ぞく
Refers more broadly to the funeral attire or burial clothes, while 経帷子 specifically denotes the white kimono used in Buddhist ceremonies.

Built from

経きょう+帷子かたびら

Written forms

経帷子きょうかたびらUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling for the Buddhist burial garment.
経きょうかたびらUsage15%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana; not a standard written variant.

Etymology

From 経 (kyō, 'sutra') and 帷子 (katabira, 'unlined kimono'), referring to a kimono inscribed with sutras or used in Buddhist funeral rites.