wearing a yukata; in one's informal summer kimono
Describes the state of being dressed in a yukata, a casual cotton kimono typically worn in summer or at hot springs.
I saw a guest in a yukata in the inn's hallway.
I'm looking forward to going to the fireworks festival in a yukata.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Alternate kanji spelling using 掛け.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 浴衣 (yukata, 'informal cotton kimono') + 掛け (gake, from 掛ける 'to put on, to wear'). The 掛け element indicates the state of wearing.