えぼし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of えぼし – see the following entry.

【烏帽子】 [noun] a type of black-lacquered court cap originating during the Heian period, previously worn only by men of a particular social status, and now worn in certain Shinto ceremonies and by gyoji presiding over sumo matches

(This term, えぼし (eboshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)