Happi coat - Happi

Japanese: 法被 - ハッピ

{A phonetic change of "hafuhi (happi)" or "hanpi (half-arm)"}
1. A type of Japanese outerwear. It has wide or round sleeves and is knee-length or waist-length. The collar is not turned up. It is used by craftsmen. During the Edo period, it was worn by samurai Intermediate Present Servants of large stores and others would wear kimonos with their family crests on them, with the collars folded back like a haori coat. livery coat Sign Banten .
2. A cloth draped over the back of a chair in a Zen temple.
3. One of the Noh costumes. A wide-sleeved jacket with no chest straps. armor Cutting edge Used for roles such as warriors and devils.

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:

《「はふひ（法被）」または「はんぴ（半臂）」の音変化》
１和服の上着の一種。広袖か筒袖で、膝丈または腰丈。襟は折り返さないで着る。職人などが用いる。江戸時代は、武家の中間ちゅうげん、大店の下僕などが家紋のついたものを、襟を羽織のように折り返して着用した。印半纏しるしばんてん。
２禅寺で、椅子の背に掛ける布。
３能装束の一。胸ひものない広袖の上着。甲冑かっちゅう武者や鬼畜などの役に用いる。

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