着物

Japanese

着物 (kimono): A maiko off duty, dressed in kimono in Gion, Kyoto.

着物 (kimono): Jimmy Wales wearing a men's kimono.

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”).

Noun

着(き)物(もの) • (kimono) 

1. a kimono

Synonyms

• 衣(ころも) (koromo) (robe-like garment in general)
• 衣服(いふく) (ifuku) (clothes in general)

Derived terms

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

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 c
• Russian: кимоно́ n (kimonó)