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Hachimaki n
geogr. 鉢巻 (はちまき)
surn. 八巻
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Hachimaki n
relig. Head-band. Hachimaki refers to any headband or sweatband worn round the forehead, often with a slogan inscribed. It is used in Shinto rituals of purification including matsuri where it is often worn with a happi coat. It has come to symbolise commitment, exertion, determination or sincerity (makoto) in a communal enterprise A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking)