頭ず巾きん

noun

cloth headgear; hood; kerchief; cap

General term for a head covering made of cloth, including hoods, kerchiefs, and skullcaps. Often associated with traditional or practical wear.

• 寒さむいので頭ず巾きんをかぶった。

  I put on a hood because it was cold.

• 山やま伏ぶしは黒くろい頭ず巾きんを着つけている。

  The mountain ascetic wears a black headcloth.

noun

tokin (yamabushi headgear)

Specific small cap worn by yamabushi (mountain ascetics). Distinct from general cloth headgear. See also 頭襟.

See also: 頭巾

• 修しゅ験げん道どうの行ぎょう者じゃは頭ず巾きんと呼よばれる独どく特とくの帽ぼう子しをかぶる。

  Practitioners of Shugendo wear a distinctive cap called a tokin.