Etymology

kamishimo

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Today it means: the haori and hakama as a set; especially, one using a sleeveless haori with flared shoulders worn by certain samurai during the Edo Period. Full definition →

Japanese 上下
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from上下“upper and lower”
  2. English todaykamishimo

Borrowed from Japanese 上下 (“upper and lower”).

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