Red raincoat - Akakappa

Japanese: 赤合羽 - あかガッパ
Red raincoat - Akakappa
〘Noun〙 (kappa is capa) ① A raincoat made of paulownia oil paper dyed with persimmon tannins . During the Edo period, it was worn by low-ranking samurai in rainy or snowy weather. ※Dangihon Mayo Jase Annai (1756) 3 "I wear a red raincoat even in the cold" ② A colloquial term for the middle ranks of samurai . [Essays Morisada Manko (1837-53)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 (カッパはcapa)① 柿渋(かきしぶ)で染めた桐油紙(とうゆがみ)で作ったカッパ。江戸時代に下級の武士などが雨や雪の時に用いた。※談義本・迷処邪正案内(1756)三「身には寒中にも赤合羽(あかカッハ)を着す」② 武家の中間(ちゅうげん)の俗称。〔随筆・守貞漫稿(1837‐53)〕

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