着物 (きもの, kimono) Japanese meaning: kimono

着物 (きもの, kimono) Japanese meaning: kimono | Kotomora

Kanji

和わ服ふくN2sense 1
和服 is the formal term for Japanese-style clothing, often used to contrast with 洋服, while 着物 is the everyday word for the actual garment.
服ふくN5sense 2
服 is the standard modern word for clothes in general, while 着物 in this broader sense is an older, less common way to say the same thing.
羽は織おりN1
着物 is the general word for traditional Japanese clothing, while 羽織 refers specifically to the outer jacket worn over a kimono.
浴衣ゆかたN3
着物 is the general word for traditional Japanese dress and often refers to formal silk garments, while 浴衣 is specifically a casual cotton kimono worn in summer or after bathing.

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袴はかまN1
着物 is the general term for traditional Japanese clothing, while 袴 refers specifically to the pleated lower-body garment worn over it.
衣い装しょうN1
着物 refers specifically to traditional Japanese dress, whereas 衣装 can cover both Western and Japanese costumes.
衣い類るいN2
着物 most commonly refers to traditional Japanese kimono, whereas 衣類 is a broader, neutral term for garments of any kind.

洋よう服ふくN5sense 1
洋服 refers to Western-style clothing, in contrast to 着物, which is the traditional Japanese garment.

着き物もの姿すがたN3
着物 is the garment itself, whereas 着物姿 refers to the overall look or figure of a person wearing that garment.
着き付つけN1
着物 is the kimono garment itself, while 着付け is the act or technique of putting a kimono on correctly.
呉ご服ふく
呉服 refers to the woven fabric (especially silk) used to make traditional garments, while 着物 is the finished, sewn garment itself.

着ちゃくN2
For garments counted as outfits — suits, coats, dresses; thin tops are more often 枚.
揃そろえ
Counts matched sets — tableware, tools, bedding, clothing.
領りょう
Used for sets of clothing or armor; 着 is more general for individual garments.

着き物ものUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
きものUsage23%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
キモノUsage1%

Compound of 着 (ki, 'wearing', from verb 着る) + 物 (mono, 'thing'). Literally 'a thing to wear'.