kimono

See also: kimonó

English

A woman in a kimono.

Alternative forms

• kimona (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/, /kəˈmoʊnə/, [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯], [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ, -əʊnə

Noun

kimono (plural kimonos or kimono)

1. A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions.
2. (loosely) A yukata.
3. A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japense garment.

Usage notes

In Japanese, a yukata is not considered to be a type of kimono, except in the broad, literal meaning of kimono, "clothing".

Derived terms

• bath kimono
• kimonoed
• kimonolike
• open the kimono
• open up the kimono
• under-kimono
• underkimono
• wooden kimono

 

Translations

traditional Japanese clothing

• Afrikaans: kimono
• Arabic: كِيمُونُو (kīmūnū)
• Assamese: কিম’ন’ (kimönö)
• Azerbaijani: kimono
• Bulgarian: кимоно n (kimono)
• Catalan: quimono m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 和服 (wo⁴ fuk⁶)

  Mandarin: 和服 (zh) (héfú)

  Min Nan: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: kimono (cs) n
• Danish: kimono c
• Dutch: kimono (nl) m
• Esperanto: kimono (eo)
• Finnish: kimono (fi)
• French: kimono (fr) m
• Galician: quimono m
• German: Kimono (de) m
• Greek: κιμονό (el) n (kimonó)
• Hebrew: קימונו (he)
• Hungarian: kimonó (hu)
• Ido: kimono (io)
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• Indonesian: kimono (id)
• Irish: cimeonó m
• Italian: chimono m
• Japanese: 着物 (ja) (kimono), 和服 (ja) (wafuku)
• Korean: 기모노 (ko) (gimono)
• Malay: kimono
• Norwegian: kimono m
• Okinawan: 衣 (ちん, chin)
• Persian: کیمونو (fa) (kimono)
• Polish: kimono (pl) n
• Portuguese: quimono (pt) m, kimono (pt) m
• Russian: кимоно́ (ru) n (kimonó)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кимоно m

  Roman: kimono (sh) m

• Spanish: kimono (es) m, quimono (es) m
• Swedish: kimono (sv) c
• Tagalog: kimono
• Thai: กิโมโน (th) (gì-moo-noo)
• Turkish: kimono (tr)
• Ukrainian: кімоно́ (uk) n (kimonó)
• Vietnamese: kimono (vi)

See also

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Further reading

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Noun

kimono n

1. kimono (traditional Japanese clothing that is worn in formal occasions)

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物.

Noun

kimono

1. kimono

Declension

Declension of kimono

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kimono	kimonoen	kimonoer	kimonoerne
genitive	kimonos	kimonoens	kimonoers	kimonoernes

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物. First attested in 1880.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmoː.noː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono's, diminutive kimonootje n)

1. kimono
   • 1880 August 10, Rudolf Lindau (misspelled as "Rudolph Lindau"), "Feuilleton. De kleine wereld. Een verhaal uit Japan", episode 5, tr. from German, in Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant, no. 186, page 2.

     „Ik zie hem in zijn huis nooit anders dan in een Kimono (Japansch gewaad) en met sandalen loopen; ook neemt hij les in 't schermen bij een ouden, beroemden edelman, die hier leeg loopt. […] ”

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   • 1884, De Gids, vol 48, page 497.

     Rood als een kreeft, dampend als een afgebeuld paard bij helder winterweder, geene koude ten gevolge dier verdamping gevoelend — het kenmerkend onderscheid tusschen een warm en een zéér warm bad — doch door een onbeschrijfelijk gevoel van welbehagen voor het doorstaan der kortstondige marteling beloond, werp ik mijn kimono op de schouders, en klap alweder in de handen: […]

     Red like a lobster, steaming like a cruelly exploited, exhausted horse in the clear weather of winter, not feeling any cold as a result of its evaporation − the characteristic difference between a warm and a very warm bath — yet rewarded for withstanding a short-lived torment by an indescribable sense of contentment, I throw my kimono over my shoulders, and clap in my hands again: […]

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiˈmono]
• Rhymes: -ono
• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono (accusative singular kimonon, plural kimonoj, accusative plural kimonojn)

1. kimono

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ono

Noun

kimono

1. kimono

Declension

Inflection of kimono (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		kimono	kimonot
genitive		kimonon	kimonojen kimonoiden kimonoitten
partitive		kimonoa	kimonoja kimonoita
illative		kimonoon	kimonoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kimono	kimonot
accusative	nom.	kimono	kimonot
	gen.	kimonon
genitive		kimonon	kimonojen kimonoiden kimonoitten
partitive		kimonoa	kimonoja kimonoita
inessive		kimonossa	kimonoissa
elative		kimonosta	kimonoista
illative		kimonoon	kimonoihin
adessive		kimonolla	kimonoilla
ablative		kimonolta	kimonoilta
allative		kimonolle	kimonoille
essive		kimonona	kimonoina
translative		kimonoksi	kimonoiksi
abessive		kimonotta	kimonoitta
instructive		—	kimonoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kimono (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kimononi kimononi accusative nom. kimononi kimononi gen. kimononi genitive kimononi kimonojeni kimonoideni kimonoitteni partitive kimonoani kimonojani kimonoitani inessive kimonossani kimonoissani elative kimonostani kimonoistani illative kimonooni kimonoihini adessive kimonollani kimonoillani ablative kimonoltani kimonoiltani allative kimonolleni kimonoilleni essive kimononani kimonoinani translative kimonokseni kimonoikseni abessive kimonottani kimonoittani instructive — — comitative — kimonoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kimonosi kimonosi accusative nom. kimonosi kimonosi gen. kimonosi genitive kimonosi kimonojesi kimonoidesi kimonoittesi partitive kimonoasi kimonojasi kimonoitasi inessive kimonossasi kimonoissasi elative kimonostasi kimonoistasi illative kimonoosi kimonoihisi adessive kimonollasi kimonoillasi ablative kimonoltasi kimonoiltasi allative kimonollesi kimonoillesi essive kimononasi kimonoinasi translative kimonoksesi kimonoiksesi abessive kimonottasi kimonoittasi instructive — — comitative — kimonoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kimonomme kimonomme accusative nom. kimonomme kimonomme gen. kimonomme genitive kimonomme kimonojemme kimonoidemme kimonoittemme partitive kimonoamme kimonojamme kimonoitamme inessive kimonossamme kimonoissamme elative kimonostamme kimonoistamme illative kimonoomme kimonoihimme adessive kimonollamme kimonoillamme ablative kimonoltamme kimonoiltamme allative kimonollemme kimonoillemme essive kimononamme kimonoinamme translative kimonoksemme kimonoiksemme abessive kimonottamme kimonoittamme instructive — — comitative — kimonoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kimononne kimononne accusative nom. kimononne kimononne gen. kimononne genitive kimononne kimonojenne kimonoidenne kimonoittenne partitive kimonoanne kimonojanne kimonoitanne inessive kimonossanne kimonoissanne elative kimonostanne kimonoistanne illative kimonoonne kimonoihinne adessive kimonollanne kimonoillanne ablative kimonoltanne kimonoiltanne allative kimonollenne kimonoillenne essive kimononanne kimonoinanne translative kimonoksenne kimonoiksenne abessive kimonottanne kimonoittanne instructive — — comitative — kimonoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kimononsa kimononsa accusative nom. kimononsa kimononsa gen. kimononsa genitive kimononsa kimonojensa kimonoidensa kimonoittensa partitive kimonoaan kimonoansa kimonojaan kimonoitaan kimonojansa kimonoitansa inessive kimonossaan kimonossansa kimonoissaan kimonoissansa elative kimonostaan kimonostansa kimonoistaan kimonoistansa illative kimonoonsa kimonoihinsa adessive kimonollaan kimonollansa kimonoillaan kimonoillansa ablative kimonoltaan kimonoltansa kimonoiltaan kimonoiltansa allative kimonolleen kimonollensa kimonoilleen kimonoillensa essive kimononaan kimononansa kimonoinaan kimonoinansa translative kimonokseen kimonoksensa kimonoikseen kimonoiksensa abessive kimonottaan kimonottansa kimonoittaan kimonoittansa instructive — — comitative — kimonoineen kimonoinensa

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Noun

kimono (plural kimoni)

1. kimono

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (きもの, kimono), which is from 着 (ki, “wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.mo.no/
• Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono (first-person possessive kimonoku, second-person possessive kimonomu, third-person possessive kimononya)

1. kimono.
2. bathrobe.

Further reading

• “kimono” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Japanese

Romanization

kimono

1. Rōmaji transcription of きもの

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmɔ.nɔ/

• Audio:

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Noun

kimono n

1. kimono

Declension

Declension of kimono

	singular	plural
nominative	kimono	kimona
genitive	kimona	kimon
dative	kimonu	kimonom
accusative	kimono	kimona
instrumental	kimonem	kimonami
locative	kimonie	kimonach
vocative	kimono	kimona

Further reading

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Portuguese

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

1. Alternative spelling of quimono

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quimono.

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Sicilian

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono)

1. Alternative form of chimonu

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• quimono

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物 (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈmono/ [kiˈmo.no]

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

1. kimono

Further reading

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