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happi

n. A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive crest.

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Happi

A happi (法被, 半被) is a traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat usually made of indigo or brown cotton and imprinted with a distinctive mon (crest). They are usually worn only to festivals. Originally these represented the crest of a family, as happi were worn by house servants. Later, the coats commonly began to display the crests of shops and organizations. Firefighters in the past also used to wear happi; the symbol on their backs referred to the group with which they were associated. In English, "happi" is most often translated as "happi coat" or "happy coat", although it is pronounced more like "hoppy" in Japanese.

Happi (film)

Happi is an upcoming Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Bhavna Talwar made in Black-and-white produced by Vistaar Religare Film Fund & WSG Pictures. The film stars Pankaj Kapoor in the lead role is an homage to Charlie Chaplin as per the director. Pankaj Kapoor plays the part of a Chaplin-esque character.

Usage examples of "happi".

They'd traveled on all kinds of roads, from the Patashoquan Highway to the dirt tracks between Happi and Mai-ke.

She looked like a Chinese doll, with long, shiny hair in a braid, but her high-necked happi coat was buttoned over a rounded bosom, and her queue had overtones of red, like lacquer on an antique box.