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.
I hang the kimono on the clothes rack.
Please hang your coat on the rack in the entrance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.
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.