hakama

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noun

A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.

OriginJapanese 袴 →
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Meanings

nounhakama (plural hakama)
  1. A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.

    In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat bun, with his signature round glasses and wispy goatee.

    2007 May 7, Carol Vogel, “The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Japanese袴
  2. Englishhakama

From Japanese 袴.

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APA

hakama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakama

MLA

“hakama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hakama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hakama.

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