ō-yoroi
Sign in to saveAlso known as o-yoroi, oyoroi, o yoroi, ōyoroi, ō yoroi
thumb|A samurai wearing an ō-yoroi; two of the large skirt-like Commons:Category:Kusazuri|kusazuri can be seen—Ō-Yoroi had four kusazuri, unlike other armour of the era, which usually had seven kusazuri.
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thumb|A samurai wearing an ō-yoroi; two of the large skirt-like Commons:Category:Kusazuri|kusazuri can be seen—Ō-Yoroi had four kusazuri, unlike other armour of the era, which usually had seven kusazuri.
The is a prominent example of early Japanese armor worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The term ō-yoroi means "great armor".
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