also: ちょうこ
long hakama; trailing hakama
Refers to hakama with extra-long legs that trail on the ground, historically worn by court nobles or in ceremonial contexts. The reading ながばかま is standard; ちょうこ is a rare on-reading variant.
See also: 袴 (はかま)
Heian-period nobles wore long hakama during ceremonies.
I saw an exhibit of long hakama at the museum.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ながばかま.
Rare on-reading variant; mainly encountered in historical or specialized contexts.
Compound of 長 (long) and 袴 (hakama). The reading ながばかま is the native Japanese reading; ちょうこ is the Sino-Japanese on-reading, now rare.