Loose trousers with many pleats in the front, forming part of Japanese formal dress.
‘He dressed in a loose hakama and white gi wrapped with a black belt.’
‘A three-piece kimono, a sleeveless garment known as a kamishimo worn over the kimono, and a hakama, a trouser-like split skirt showed the variety of Japanese culture through different periods.’
‘After finishing his morning ceremony the Founder, still dressed in his formal kimono and hakama, would head for the garden.’
‘Times change, and it is now possible to pay over $500 for a deluxe aikidogi (jacket and trousers only, hakama not included), according to a catalog I have.’
‘The men, in their swinging black skirts, like Japanese hakamas, are ranged downward on stage left.’
‘As soon as I opened the door, an uchideshi garbed in a splashed-pattern kimono and hakama came rushing out into the small foyer from the front room to greet me.’
‘He was dressed in a navy kimono and black hakama.’
‘Just as he began to walk away, two men dressed in hakama walked up to him, sheathed swords in hand.’
‘Changing out of my yukata and pulling on a pair of hakama over a white kimono, I grabbed my two swords, made my way out the door, and swore as they slid closed with a creak loud enough to wake the entire hatago.’
‘Even the hakama (worn on the lower body) serves the same purpose.’
‘She also wore a Priestess's outfit, made up of a white large-sleeved kimono with a red hakama (a pleated skirt) that was tied to the obi that kept it from falling.’
‘When I finally opened the sliding door I was surprised to see him standing there already completely dressed in his haori and hakama and ready to go.’
‘Below the leather part were four other thick leather pieces, two resting on the sides of his legs over his hakama, and the other two in front and in back.’
‘The door slid open slowly revealing a man dressed in a dark green hakama with a long samurai sword in his hands.’
‘Higher-ranking practitioners may wear formal kimono (traditional Japanese dress worn by both men and women), obi and hakama for public demonstrations.’
‘Notice the guy in a purple hakama sticking his head out, in a waki ga mae stance?’
‘His massive torso was encased in a white wraparound tunic, the black skirt hinting at the samurai hakama without leg division.’
‘Under the protective gear, kendoka (students of kendo) wear a hakama, or wide split skirt, reaching the ankles.’
‘We make items like jo and bokken cases and hakama.’
‘He wore a forest green haori with a pair of navy hakama.’
Origin
Mid 19th century Japanese.
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