蓑みの笠かさ

noun

sedge hat and straw rain cape

Traditional Japanese rainwear consisting of a conical sedge hat (笠) and a straw rain cape (蓑). Often associated with farmers, travelers, or historical settings. The reading みのかさ is the common modern reading; さりつ and さりゅう are rare Sino-Japanese readings.

• 昔むかしの旅たび人びとは蓑みの笠かさを身みにつけて雨あめをしのいだ。

  Travelers in the old days wore a sedge hat and straw rain cape to keep off the rain.

• この絵えには蓑みの笠かさをかぶった農のう民みんが描えがかれている。

  This picture depicts a farmer wearing a sedge hat and straw rain cape.