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

Grade: 3
もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 着る (kiru, to wear on the upper body)) + (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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