leather lacing; binding of armor plates with leather thongs
Historical term referring to the technique of connecting the small plates (kozane) of traditional Japanese armor using leather cords or thongs.
This armor uses leather lacing, binding the plates together with leather cords.
I learned about the leather lacing technique at the museum.
威 (odoshi) is the general term for lacing or binding in armor, while 革威 (kawaodoshi) specifies leather as the material.
縅 is a variant character used specifically for armor lacing; 革縅 is an alternative spelling of the same term.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical armor term.
Rare variant using 韋 (leather) and 威 (intimidate/power), likely an older or less common form.
Variant kanji spelling using 縅, a character specifically associated with armor lacing.
Compound of 革 (kawa, 'leather') and 威 (odoshi, 'lacing, binding'), referring to the leather cords used to connect armor plates.