Definitions

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  • noun A garment worn underneath a kimono; a ナガジュバん (nagajuban)

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Examples

  • The hakama is a kind of trousers made of silk, and is worn by men instead of an under-kimono.

    Peeps at Many Lands: Japan John Finnemore

  • If a shower comes on and they tuck up their gaily-coloured and embroidered kimonos, they look like a bed of poppies, for each shows a glowing scarlet under-kimono, or petticoat.

    Peeps at Many Lands: Japan John Finnemore

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