角かく帽ぼう

noun

mortarboard; square academic cap

Refers to the square-topped cap traditionally worn by Japanese university students, especially in the past. In modern contexts, it is often associated with graduation ceremonies or nostalgic imagery.

• 卒そつ業ぎょう式しきでは、多おおくの学がく生せいが角かく帽ぼうをかぶる。

  At the graduation ceremony, many students wear mortarboards.

• 昔むかしの大だい学がく生せいはよく角かく帽ぼうをかぶっていた。

  University students in the old days often wore square academic caps.