着物|きものkimono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounkimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
   これは、母ははが買かってくれたたった一いち枚まいの着物きものです。↗

   This is the only kimono that my mother bought me.
2. nounclothing; clothes
   彼女かのじょはその着物きものを着きると変へんに見みえる。↗

   She looks odd in those clothes.

• Synonym着衣ちゃくいWrittenWritten term for the clothes one is wearing, as in 「着衣のまま」; common in news and forensic contexts.
• Synonym被服ひふくWrittenWritten term for clothing, as in 「被服費」 and 「被服学」; typical of institutional or military usage.
• Synonym衣類いるいNeutralUmbrella term for garments, including underwear and socks, as in 「衣類の整理」.
• Synonymお召し物おめしものFormalFormal honorific for what someone is wearing, e.g. 「素敵なお召し物ですね」; it does not specifically mean kimono.
• Related衣装いしょうNeutralA complete outfit or stage costume, as in 「舞台衣装」 and 「花嫁衣装」; leans toward dressy or theatrical attire rather than everyday clothes.
• Related服ふくNeutralThe everyday word for clothes, as in 「服を着る」; today it usually means Western-style clothes, while 「着物」 now mostly means kimono.
• Related衣ころもWrittenWritten, literary word for garments or a monk's robe, as in 「墨染めの衣」, with an archaic flavor; also means the batter coating on fried food.
• Related衣服いふくNeutralGeneral term for clothing, as in 「衣服を整える」; somewhat formal and objective, covering both Japanese and Western styles.
• Related装いよそおいWrittenWritten word for dress or attire as an overall look, as in 「春の装い」; stresses the styled appearance rather than the garments themselves.
• Related装束しょうぞくWrittenWritten word for attire worn on specific occasions, as in 「白装束」 and 「旅装束」.
• Antonym洋服ようふくNeutralThe opposite of the kimono sense: Western-style clothes, routinely paired with 「着物」 as 「着物と洋服」.

Use 「着物」 by default for kimono. For clothes in general say 「服」 or 「衣服」, for Western clothes 「洋服」, for outfits or stage costumes 「衣装」, for garments collectively 「衣類」, and for one's overall dress 「装い」; use the honorific 「お召し物」 for someone's attire. The written terms 「衣」, 「装束」, 「着衣」 and 「被服」 belong to formal prose.

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1. 身体しんたいに着きる物ものの総称そうしょう。ころも、衣服いふく、着衣ちゃくい。
2. 洋服ようふくに対たいしての和服わふくを言ゆう。呉服ごふく。
3. 羽織はおり，襦袢じゅばん，コートを除のぞいた長着ながぎ。