kimono

See also: Kimono and kimonó

English

A woman in a kimono.

Alternative forms

kimona (rare)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kəˈmoʊnoʊ/, /kəˈmoʊnə/, [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯], [kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ, -əʊnə

Noun

kimono (plural kimonos or kimono)

A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.
(loosely) A yukata.
A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment.
(regional) A bathrobe or dressing gown.

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
Belarusian: кімано́ n (kimanó)
Bulgarian: кимоно n (kimono)
Catalan: quimono m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 和服 (wo⁴ fuk⁶)
Mandarin: 和服 (zh) (héfú)
Min Nan: 和服 (zh-min-nan) (hô-ho̍k)
Czech: kimono (cs) n
Danish: kimono c
Dutch: kimono (nl) m
Esperanto: kimono (eo)
Finnish: kimono (fi)
French: kimono (fr) m
Galician: quimono (gl) m
German: Kimono (de) m
Greek: κιμονό (el) n (kimonó)
Hebrew: קימונו‎ (he)
Hungarian: kimonó (hu)
Ido: kimono (io)
Indonesian: kimono (id)
Irish: cimeonó m
Italian: chimono m
Japanese: 着物 (ja) (kimono), 和服 (ja) (wafuku)
Khmer: គីម៉ូណូ (kiimounou)
Korean: 기모노 (ko) (gimono), 일본옷 (ilbonot)
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)

Czech

Etymology

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

Noun

kimono n

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

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物.

Noun

kimono

kimono

Declension

Declension of kimono

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

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物. First attested in 1880.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiˈmoː.noː/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

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

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. […] ”
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 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: […]

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

kimono

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkimono/, [ˈkimo̞no̞]
Rhymes: -imono
Syllabification^(key): ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono

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
accusative	gen.	kimonon	kimonot
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
instructive		—	kimonoin
abessive		kimonotta	kimonoitta
comitative		—	kimonoineen

Possessive forms of kimono (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kimononi	kimonomme
2nd person	kimonosi	kimononne
3rd person	kimononsa

French

un kimono

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ki.mɔ.no/

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

kimono

Ido

Etymology

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

Noun

kimono (plural kimoni)

kimono

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)

kimono.
bathrobe.

Japanese

Romanization

kimono

Rōmaji transcription of きもの

Polish

kimono (1.1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiˈmɔ.nɔ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔnɔ
Syllabification: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono n

kimono
(humorous, slang) nap (a short sleep)

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

Related terms

adjective

kimonowy

noun

kimo

verbs

kimać
kimnąć
przekimać

Portuguese

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

Alternative spelling of quimono

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quimono.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kimono.

Noun

kimono n (plural kimonouri)

kimono

Declension

Declension of kimono

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) kimono	kimonoul	(niște) kimonouri	kimonourile
genitive/dative	(unui) kimono	kimonoului	(unor) kimonouri	kimonourilor
vocative	kimonoule		kimonourilor

Sicilian

Noun

kimono m (plural kimono)

Alternative form of chimonu

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]
Rhymes: -ono
Syllabification: ki‧mo‧no

Noun

kimono m (plural kimonos)

kimono

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着物(きもの) (kimono). Doublet of kimona, which refers to traditional short-sleeved loose blouse made of piña or jusi.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ki‧mo‧no

IPA^(key): /kiˈmono/, [kɪˈmo.no]

Noun

kimono

kimono

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French kimono.

Noun

kimono (definite accusative kimonoyu, plural kimonolar)

kimono

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

kimono

Definite accusative

kimonoyu

Singular

Plural

Nominative

kimono

kimonolar

Definite accusative

kimonoyu

kimonoları

Dative

kimonoya

kimonolara

Locative

kimonoda

kimonolarda

Ablative

kimonodan

kimonolardan

Genitive

kimononun

kimonoların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonom	kimonolarım
2nd singular	kimonon	kimonoların
3rd singular	kimonosu	kimonoları
1st plural	kimonomuz	kimonolarımız
2nd plural	kimononuz	kimonolarınız
3rd plural	kimonoları	kimonoları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonomu	kimonolarımı
2nd singular	kimononu	kimonolarını
3rd singular	kimonosunu	kimonolarını
1st plural	kimonomuzu	kimonolarımızı
2nd plural	kimononuzu	kimonolarınızı
3rd plural	kimonolarını	kimonolarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonoma	kimonolarıma
2nd singular	kimonona	kimonolarına
3rd singular	kimonosuna	kimonolarına
1st plural	kimonomuza	kimonolarımıza
2nd plural	kimononuza	kimonolarınıza
3rd plural	kimonolarına	kimonolarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonomda	kimonolarımda
2nd singular	kimononda	kimonolarında
3rd singular	kimonosunda	kimonolarında
1st plural	kimonomuzda	kimonolarımızda
2nd plural	kimononuzda	kimonolarınızda
3rd plural	kimonolarında	kimonolarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonomdan	kimonolarımdan
2nd singular	kimonondan	kimonolarından
3rd singular	kimonosundan	kimonolarından
1st plural	kimonomuzdan	kimonolarımızdan
2nd plural	kimononuzdan	kimonolarınızdan
3rd plural	kimonolarından	kimonolarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kimonomun	kimonolarımın
2nd singular	kimononun	kimonolarının
3rd singular	kimonosunun	kimonolarının
1st plural	kimonomuzun	kimonolarımızın
2nd plural	kimononuzun	kimonolarınızın
3rd plural	kimonolarının	kimonolarının

kimono

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Noun

Danish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

French

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Ido

Etymology

Noun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

Quotations

Romanian

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Sicilian

Noun

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Further reading