袢纏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袢 纏
はん
Hyōgai 		てん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on
Alternative spellings
半纏
半天

Etymology

Alternative spelling of 半纏 (hanten), replacing the first kanji 半 (han, “half”) with the kanji 袢 (han, “underclothing”), likely used less for the meaning of the entire character (since this compound word hanten refers to a jacket worn over other clothes), and more for its inclusion of the 衤 radical explicitly indicating clothing.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 袢纏 – see the following entry.
【半纏はんてん】
[noun] [from 1754] a traditional practical workman's short winter jacket, like a haori, but without gussets or tie-cords at the chest, and with a flat (non-folding) collar
[noun] [from 1773] short for 印半纏 (shirushi-banten): a hanten jacket, with a prominently visible household, group, or company brand mark, typically worn by family members, retainers, or employees
Alternative spelling
半天
(This term, 袢纏, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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