なおし

See also: なおじ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of なおし – see the following entries.

【直衣のうし】 [noun] round-collared, skirted over-robe worn as daily wear by Japanese nobles from the Heian era. Unlike the 袍 (hō) the colour was not rank-prescribed. By custom white figured silk, lined with 二藍 (“overdye-purple”) in the winter, and overdye-purple silk-gauze in the summer. Worn with 指貫 (sashinuki) and 烏帽子 (eboshi). Alternative spelling ちょくい

【直士】 [proper noun] a male given name

(This term, なおし (naoshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as なおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なおし.)