浴衣

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
浴	衣

[edit] Etymology

An abbreviation of 湯帷子 (yukatabira): yukatabira > yukata.

[edit] Noun

浴衣 (hiragana ゆかた, romaji yukata)

1. a light garment worn when washing one's body
   • 934-938: Wamyō Ruijushō (book 6 page 32)

   内衣 温室經云、澡浴之法、用七物其七日内衣、由加太比良○昌平本下總本有和名二字由加太比良、見榮華物語玉飾巻、今俗省呼由加太

   • 1603-1604: Nippo Jisho (page 833)

   Yucatabira. l, Yucata. ユカタビラ. まはた、ユカタ（湯帷子. または、ゆかた） 後者は省略形. 湯で身体を洗う者が、自分の身体を拭くための帷子 (Catabira).

2. (from sense 1) yukata; a kind of light kimono used for general wear

[edit] References

• Doi, Tadao [1603-1604] (1980). Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese). Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-0008-0021-3.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu [931-938] (1968). Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese). Kyōto: Rinsen. ISBN 4-653-00507-9.