Kasa (hat)
any of several traditional Japanese hats
A kasa (笠) is any one of several traditional Japanese hats. Examples include amigasa and jingasa.
Grammar and etymology
Kasa is the correct way to pronounce the word when it stands alone. Rendaku causes kasa to change to -gasa when it is preceded by another word specifying the type of hat, as in jingasa.
Kasa shares its etymology with the Japanese word for "umbrella" (also pronounced kasa, but written as 傘).
Types of kasa
A number of different styles of kasa have been used throughout most all levels of Japanese society.
Some types of kasa include:
Ajirogasa (網代笠): a wickerwork kasa made of shaven bamboo or wood.
Amigasa (編み笠): a wickerwork kasa. An amigasa is a straw hat of the type traditionally worn in some Japanese folk dances.
Fukaamigasa (深編み笠): a deep wickerwork kasa.
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