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名詞

yukata (plural yukata or yukatas)

1. An unlined cotton summer kimono worn by both men and women.

   Coordinate term: kimono (sometimes hypernymous)

   • 1988, John Marshall, Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear, Kodansha International, →ISBN, page 45:

     When made of lightweight cotton, the unlined and partially lined kimono become yukata. Yukata, however, do not have flutter sleeves, as they are considered too dressy for this informal kimono.

   • 2012, Amy Sylvester Katoh, Blue & White Japan, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:

     Most Japanese now wear yukata as summer kimono that are cool and comfortable.

Further reading

• yukata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia