Standard Lemma guide

kimono

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/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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