noun
Meaning 1
An unlined cotton summer kimono worn by both men and women.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
yukata
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History
Etymology
From Japanese 浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata), originally short for 湯帷子(ゆかたびら) (yukatabira, “kimono worn during or after bathing”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: يُوكَاتَا (yukātā) — a light kimono
- Chinese Mandarin: 浴衣 (yùyī) — a light kimono
- French: yukata — a light kimono
- German: Yukata — a light kimono
- Japanese: 浴衣 (yukata) — a light kimono
- Korean: 유카타 (yukata) — a light kimono
- Polish: yukata — a light kimono
- Russian: юка́та (jukáta) — a light kimono