衣え紋もん掛かけ

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Meanings

clothes rack; coat hanger; kimono hanger

A rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, or other garments. The term 衣紋 refers to the collar or appearance of a kimono, but the compound is used broadly for any clothes-hanging device.

着き物ものを衣え紋もん掛かけにかけておく。
I hang the kimono on the clothes rack.
コートは玄げん関かんの衣え紋もん掛かけに掛かけてください。
Please hang your coat on the rack in the entrance.

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Kanji

衣garment, clothes, dressing
紋family crest, figures
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words

ハンガー
ハンガー is the common loanword for a single hanger, while 衣紋掛け often refers to a standing rack or a hanger specifically for traditional clothing.
物もの干ほし
物干し is a general term for a drying rack or clothesline, used for laundry, whereas 衣紋掛け is for hanging clothes in storage or display.

Built from

衣え紋もん+かける

Written forms

衣え紋もん掛かけ
Standard kanji spelling.
衣え紋もん掛かけ
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 衣紋 (emon, 'collar; appearance of a kimono') and 掛け (kake, 'hanging'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period for a rack to hang kimono.