English terms for the hat include sedge hat, rice hat, paddy hat, bamboo hat, Raiden hat and sometimes coolie hat. In Chinese, it is called dǒulì (斗笠), literally meaning a one-dǒu bamboo hat, (笠帽, 竹笠). It is known as sugegasa (菅笠) in Japan, do'un in Cambodia, and caping in Indonesia.