Word Meaning 布衣始

ほういはじめ houihajime

布衣始 is read as ほういはじめ (houihajime) and means ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time.

Meaning

English

  1. ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

Reading

Kana

ほういはじめ

Romaji

houihajime

Writing Variants

  • 布衣始め ほういはじめ houihajime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 115684 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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布衣

ふい

commoner

布衣

ほい

commoner

bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

布団

ふとん

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

布地

きれじ

cloth

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布告

ふこく

edict

布教

ふきょう

propagation (e.g. a religion)

布目

ぬのめ

texture

布子

ぬのこ

clothes padded with cotton

布引

ぬのびき

stretching of cloth

布教師

ふきょうし

missionary