頭巾

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 頭巾 (ずきん) is a noun for a cloth head covering or a hood attached to a coat.
• Basic usage: It commonly takes かぶる for putting it over the head and can be described by color, material, or attachment to outerwear.
  • 昔話の少女は赤い頭巾をかぶっています。 — The girl in the folktale wears a red hood.
  • 雪を防ぐため、外套の頭巾を深くかぶりました。 — I pulled my coat hood low to keep out the snow.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Hood and hat
  • 帽子 broadly names a formed hat, while 頭巾 can be a cloth covering or the hood of a coat.