[noun](clothing) an unlined open-sleeved robe worn as an inner robe by court nobles; women's hitoe were floor length and worn over the 袴(hakama), whilst men's hitoe were worn under, and were therefore shorter
(This term, ひとえ(hitoe), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ひとえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひとえ.)