are highly formal women's over-kimono, worn only by brides or onstage. The name comes from the Japanese verb , "to drape upon", originating in roughly the 16th century from a fashion among the ruling classes of the time to wear kimono (then called , ) unbelted over the shoulders of one's other garments; the progressed into being an over-kimono worn by samurai women before being adopted some time in the 20th century as bridal wear.
