hakama

Noun

Meaning

hakama (plural hakama)

A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.

Examples

A hakama typically is pleated and fastened by ribbons, tied around the waist over the obi. Source: Internet

Most aikido systems add a pair of wide pleated black or indigo trousers called a hakama (used also in kendo and iaido ). Source: Internet

In many schools, its use is reserved for practitioners with (dan) ranks or for instructors, while others allow all practitioners to wear a hakama regardless of rank. Source: Internet

Men's hakama also have a koshi ita, which is a stiff or padded part in the lower back of the wearer. Source: Internet

The sailor outfits replace the undivided hakama (andon bakama 行灯袴) designed by Utako Shimoda between 1920 and 1930. Source: Internet

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