What does 袴 mean?
袴 is a Japanese noun meaning “hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions” in English. It can also be translated as “(leaf) sheath, (sake bottle) stand” depending on context. It is written as 袴 in kanji, はかま in hiragana, and hakama in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.