着物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
着	物
き Grade: 3	もの Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 着 (ki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 着る (kiru, “to wear on the upper body”)) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きもの [kìmónó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

着(き)物(もの) • (kimono)

a kimono

Derived terms

着物地(きものじ) (kimonoji): kimono cloth
着物姿(きものすがた) (kimono sugata): one's appearance in a kimono, how one looks while wearing a kimono
着物道楽(きものどうらく) (kimono dōraku): wearing many different kimono for fun, as a diversion or hobby

Related terms

長着(ながぎ) (nagagi): a specific synonym for what is typically called 'kimono'.
浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata): a lightweight kind of kimono
晴(は)れ着(ぎ) (haregi): one's 'Sunday best'.
喪服(もふく) (mofuku): a mourning kimono
振袖(ふりそで) (furisode): long-sleeved kimono
留袖(とめそで) (tomesode): An expensive, formal kimono, worn by married women.
羽織(はおり) (haori): a short overcoat for formal kimono
小袖(こそで) (kosode): a robe smaller than a kimono
水干(すいかん) (suikan): a kimono tunic
袴(はかま) (hakama): traditional Japanese trousers
訪問着(ほうもんぎ) (hōmongi): A semiformal kimono worn on formal visits.
色無地(いろむじ) (iromuji): A single-coloured formal kimono that may be worn by married and unmarried women alike.
打(う)ち掛(か)け (uchikake): A highly formal kimono.
襦袢(じゅばん) (juban): a type of undershirt worn under a kimono
帯(おび) (obi): a broad sash belt
帯締(おびじ)め (obijime): a rope belt to bind the obi
帯留(おびど)め (obidome): a buckle to bind the obi
足袋(たび) (tabi): Japanese traditional socks
草履(ぞうり) (zōri): Japanese sandals
簪(かんざし) (kanzashi): a Japanese showy hairpin
提(さ)げ物(もの) (sagemono): a carrying pouch (like a coin pouch)
十(じゅう)二(に)単(ひとえ), 十(じゅう)二(に)単(ひと)衣(え), 十(じゅう)二(に)一(ひと)重(え) (jūni hitoe): a ceremonial twelve-layered kimono worn by women of the imperial court
単(ひと)衣(え) (hitoe): an unlined kimono
五(いつつ)衣(ぎぬ)小(こう)袿(ちき) (itsutsuginu kōchiki): little cloak over robes
緋袴(ひばかま) (hibakama): a red hakama
長袴(ながばかま) (nagabakama): devided skirt
五衣(いつぎぬ) (itsuginu): robes
小(こう)袿(ちき) (kōchiki): little cloak
千早(ちはや) (chihaya)/襅(ちはや) (chihaya): a kind of ceremonial overcoat with a long white hem worn by the sweeper or branch-holder in certain Shinto ceremonies
単衣(ひとえ) (hitoe): unlined kimono robes

Descendants

→ Danish: kimono
→ English: kimono
→ Portuguese: quimono
→ Russian: кимоно́ (kimonó)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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