tokin (yamabushi headgear)
Specific small cap worn by yamabushi (mountain ascetics). Distinct from general cloth headgear. See also 頭襟.
See also: 頭巾
山伏は黒い頭巾を着けている。
The mountain ascetic wears a black headcloth.
Practitioners of Shugendo wear a distinctive cap called a tokin.
bouffant cloth cap
helmet-shaped hood
black hood
triangular headscarf; triangle headband; triangular bandana
bouffant cloth cap; traditional soft cap
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in informal contexts or when the kanji are considered difficult.
The kanji 頭 (head) and 巾 (cloth) combine to mean 'head cloth'. The reading ずきん is a compound of 頭 (ず) and 巾 (きん), with rendaku voicing.