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.
昔の旅人は蓑笠を身につけて雨をしのいだ。
Travelers in the old days wore a sedge hat and straw rain cape to keep off the rain.
この絵には蓑笠をかぶった農民が描かれている。
This picture depicts a farmer wearing a sedge hat and straw rain cape.
Variant kanji form; 簑 is an older or alternative form of 蓑.
Variant kanji form; 簔 is an older or alternative form of 蓑.
Compound of 蓑 (みの, straw rain cape) and 笠 (かさ, sedge hat). The Sino-Japanese readings さりつ and さりゅう are rare and likely based on the on'yomi of the characters.