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浴衣

ゆかた

yukata, informal cotton summer kimono

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Examples

  1. 花火大会に浴衣を着て行きました。

    はなびたいかいにゆかたをきていきました。

    I wore a yukata to the fireworks festival.

  2. 旅館の部屋には浴衣が用意されていた。

    りょかんのへやにはゆかたがよういされていた。

    A yukata had been laid out in the room at the inn.

  3. みんなの浴衣姿、とてもきれいだね。

    みんなのゆかたすがた、とてもきれいだね。

    Everyone looks lovely in their yukata.

Common patterns

浴衣を着る
to wear a yukata
浴衣姿
dressed in a yukata
浴衣で出かける
to go out in a yukata

Memory tip

浴 'bathe' + 衣 'garment': it began as what you put on after the bath, which is why inns still supply one. Unlike a 着物 it is unlined cotton, worn in summer and without a long undergarment.

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