Chinese

Noun

浴衣 (classifier 件 (jiàn))

1. bathrobe

Japanese

Girls in yukata

Etymology

An abbreviation of 湯帷子 ‎(yukatabira): yukatabira > yukata.

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ゆかた [yùkátá] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯᵝka̠ta̠]

Noun

浴衣 ‎(hiragana ゆかた, romaji yukata)

1. a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for wearing in the summer, or for bathing
   • 931–938, Wamyō Ruijushō, book 6, page 32:

     内衣 温室經云、澡浴之法、用七物其七日内衣、由加太比良○昌平本下總本有和名二字由加太比良、見榮華物語玉飾巻、今俗省呼由加太

   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho (page 833)

     Yucatabira. l, Yucata. ユカタビラ. まはた、ユカタ（湯帷子. または、ゆかた） 後者は省略形. 湯で身体を洗う者が、自分の身体を拭くための帷子 (Catabira).

2. yukata; a kind of light kimono used for general wear

Coordinate terms

• 寝間着 (ねまき) ‎(nemaki): nightgown; pajamas.

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 978-4-00-080021-1, published 1980.
• Minamoto, Shitagō; Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, ISBN 978-4-653-00507-0, published 1968.