yukata

See also: yūkata

English

yukata

Etymology

From Japanese 浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata, literally “bath(ing) clothes”).

Noun

yukata (plural yukata or yukatas)

1. A kind of light garment worn by both men and women.

   Coordinate term: kimono (sometimes hypernymous)

   • 1988, John Marshall, Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear, Kodansha International, →ISBN, page 45:

     When made of lightweight cotton, the unlined and partially lined kimono become yukata. Yukata, however, do not have flutter sleeves, as they are considered too dressy for this informal kimono.

   • 2012, Amy Sylvester Katoh, Blue & White Japan, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:

     Most Japanese now wear yukata as summer kimono that are cool and comfortable.

Translations

a light kimono

• Arabic: يُوكَاتَا f (yukātā)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浴衣 (zh) (yùyī)

• French: yukata (fr) m
• German: Yukata n
• Japanese: 浴衣 (ja) (ゆかた, yukata)
• Korean: 유카타 (ko) (yukata)
• Russian: юка́та (ru) f (jukáta)

Further reading

• yukata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Indonesian

Noun

yukata (plural yukata-yukata)

1. yukata

Japanese

Romanization

yukata

1. Rōmaji transcription of ゆかた