浴衣

Chinese

		bath; to bathe	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
simp. and trad. (浴衣)		浴	衣

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ ji¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): e̍k-i

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyi
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-i¹
    • Yale: yù-yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhi
    • Palladius: юйи (juji)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ ji¹
    • Yale: yuhk yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² jiː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: e̍k-i
    • Tâi-lô: i̍k-i
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eg'y
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚⁴⁻³² i⁴⁴/

Noun

浴衣

1. bathrobe (Classifier: 件 m)

Synonyms

• 浴袍 (yùpáo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
浴	衣
ゆかた
Grade: 4	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Women in yukata

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆかた [yùkátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ka̠ta̠]

Noun

浴衣(ゆかた) • (yukata) 

1. a thin light garment worn for sleeping, for wearing in the summer, or for bathing
   • 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 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

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   • 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).

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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, published 1980, →ISBN.
• Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.