緋ひの袴はかま

expression, noun

scarlet hakama; red hakama

A traditional scarlet divided skirt worn by Shinto shrine maidens (miko) and by noblewomen at the imperial court. The phrase is a set expression; compare 紅の袴 (くれないのはかま).

See also: 紅の袴 (くれないのはかま)

• 巫女みこは白しろい小こ袖そでに緋ひの袴はかまを着つけている。

  The shrine maiden wears a white kosode with a scarlet hakama.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの女にょう房ぼう装しょう束ぞくでは、緋ひの袴はかまがよく用もちいられた。

  In Heian-period court ladies' attire, scarlet hakama were often worn.