noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/kəˈmoʊnoʊ/
US:/kəˈmoʊnə/
US:[kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯noʊ̯]
US:[kɪ̈ˈmoʊ̯nə]
Received-Pronunciation:/kɪˈməʊnəʊ/
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rhymes with -əʊnəʊ
rhymes with -əʊnə
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 M OW1 N AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A bathrobe or dressing gown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: regional
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: robe
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着物(きもの) (kimono, “clothing”), which is from 着 (“wearing”) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Arabic:
كِيمُونُو
(kīmūnū)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Assamese:
কিম’ন’
(kimönö)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Azerbaijani:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Belarusian:
кімано́
(kimanó)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Bulgarian:
кимоно
(kimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Catalan:
quimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Cherokee:
ᎩᎼᏃ
(gimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Chinese Cantonese:
和服
(wo4 fuk6)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Chinese:
和服
(zh-min-nan)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Chinese Mandarin:
和服
(héfú)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Czech:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Danish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Dutch:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Esperanto:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Finnish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
French:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Galician:
quimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
German:
Kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Greek:
κιμονό
(kimonó)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Hebrew:
קימונו
— traditional Japanese clothing
Hungarian:
kimonó
— traditional Japanese clothing
Ido:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Indonesian:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Irish:
cimeonó
— traditional Japanese clothing
Italian:
chimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Japanese:
着物
(kimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Japanese:
和服
(wafuku)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Khmer:
គីម៉ូណូ
(kiimounou)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Korean:
기모노
(gimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Korean:
일본옷
(ilbonot)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Malay:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Marathi:
किमोनो
(kimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Norwegian:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Okinawan:
衣
(chin)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Persian:
کیمونو
(kimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Polish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Portuguese:
quimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Portuguese:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Russian:
кимоно́
(kimonó)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
кимоно
— traditional Japanese clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Spanish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Spanish:
quimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Swedish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Tagalog:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Thai:
กิโมโน
(gì-moo-noo)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Turkish:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing
Ukrainian:
кімоно́
(kimonó)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Urdu:
کیمونو
(kimono)
— traditional Japanese clothing
Vietnamese:
kimono
— traditional Japanese clothing