Meaning

Primary

Yukata

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The bathe clothes are clothes you wear to and from the bath. They're your yukata.

浴衣 originated as robes worn in a steam bath (that explains the kanji), but these days people mostly wear them at summer festivals or traditional Japanese inns. Be careful not to mix up 浴衣 with 着物, which are much more formal and elaborate!

Reading

ゆかた
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is totally an exception. The reading comes from the meaning, though. Yukata = ゆかた.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 浴衣を着る

    to put on a yukata

    浴衣を着せる

    to dress someone in a yukata

    浴衣を着せてもらう

    to have someone help you get dressed in a yukata

Context Sentences

花火大会には浴衣で行く予定です。

I plan to wear a yukata to the fireworks display.

あの旅館では浴衣がレンタルできます。

Yukata can be rented at that ryokan.

え、カナちゃんって自分で浴衣が着れるの?

Wait, Kana-chan, you can put on a yukata by yourself?

彼女は自分の古い考え方にしがみついて、毎晩パジャマの代わりに浴衣を着て過ごした。

She clung to her old ways of thinking and wore a yukata instead of pajamas every night.

Kanji Composition