ひとえ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひとえ – see the following entries.

【一重】 [noun] single, onefold [noun] one layer

【単】4 [noun] onefold, single

【単衣】 [noun] (clothing) unlined open-sleeved robe worn as an inner robe by court nobles. Women's hitoe were floor length and worn over the 袴 (hakama), whilst men's hitoe were worn under and therefore shorter.

(This term, ひとえ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひとえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひとえ.)