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”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

着物 (hiragana きもの, rōmaji kimono)

  1. a kimono

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References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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