浴衣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浴	衣

Girls in yukata

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Noun

浴衣 (hiragana ゆかた, romaji yukata)

1. a light garment worn when washing one's body
   • 931-938: 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

References

• 1980 May 19 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3:
• 1968 May 19 [931-938], Shitagō Minamoto; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu, Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 4-653-00507-9:

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
浴衣

Noun

浴衣 (traditional and simplified, measure word 件, Pinyin yùyī)

1. bathrobe