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雨外套 (amagaitou) Japanese meaning: raincoat | Kotomora

雨あま外がい套とう

あ

ま

が

い

と

う

Meanings

1

raincoat; mackintosh

A waterproof overcoat; 雨外套 is a somewhat formal or literary term. In everyday speech, レインコート is more common.

雨あま外がい套とうを着きて、土ど砂しゃ降ぶり

の

中なか

を

歩ある

い

た

。

I put on a raincoat and walked through the downpour.

彼かれは古ふるい雨あま外がい套とうを羽は織おっていた。

He was wearing an old mackintosh.

Kanji

雨rain
外outside
套accumulate, big and long, hackneyed

Related words

レインコート
More common, everyday word for raincoat; 雨外套 is more literary or old-fashioned.
合かっ羽ぱ
Traditional Japanese raincoat, often made of straw or waterproof cloth; 雨外套 refers specifically to a Western-style overcoat.

Etymology

Compound of 雨 (あま, 'rain') and 外套 (がいとう, 'overcoat'). The reading あま is a combining form of 雨 (あめ).