浴衣

Chinese

bath; to bathe
 
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad.
(浴衣)

Pronunciation


Noun

浴衣

  1. bathrobe (Classifier: m)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ゆかた
Grade: 4 Grade: 4
jukujikun
Women in yukata

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かた [yùkátá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝka̠ta̠]

Noun

浴衣(ゆかた) • (yukata) 

  1. a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for wearing in the summer, or for bathing
    • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 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
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    • 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).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. yukata; a kind of light kimono used for general wear

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