happi coat


hap·pi coat

H0054800 (hăp′ē)n. A short, lightweight Japanese jacket or robe having wide straight sleeves and an open front, often fastened with ties.
[Japanese happi, alteration of earlier hampi : han, half (from Early Middle Chinese panh) + -pi, combining form of hi, arm (from Early Middle Chinese pjiəh, pjih), perhaps influenced by Japanese happi, a cloth placed by a monk over a chair while performing a memorial service, from earlier Japanese hafuhi : hafu, dharma (Modern Japanese ) + hi, a kind of garment.]