ういはじめ
衣始

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ういはじめ
衣始
布衣始 ほういはじめ
ほうい
布衣
はじ
 
布衣始め ほういはじめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

linen, cloth, spread
フ ぬの し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
commence, begin
はじ.める シ もと (3rd, N4)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)