肩かた衣ぎぬ

noun

sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai

Historical term for a sleeveless robe worn by samurai, replacing the suō (素襖) from the Muromachi period onward.

See also: 素襖

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの武ぶ士しは、肩かた衣ぎぬを礼れい装そうとして着ちゃく用ようした。

  Samurai of the Warring States period wore the kataginu as formal attire.

noun

short sleeveless robe for commoners

Archaic term for a short, sleeveless robe worn by commoners in earlier periods. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい以い前ぜんには、庶しょ民みんも肩かた衣ぎぬを着きることがあった。

  Before the Edo period, commoners sometimes wore a short sleeveless robe called kataginu.