Kimono is traditional dress that has been influenced by long Japanese history and culture. The glossy kimono and its beauty are loved by people around the world. Also it brings maximize the beauty of Japanese women. Attitude when wearing a kimono is very important. Every single gesture and the way of walking when wearing kimono is very feminime. We will introduce the Japanese word Kimono (着物) today.

In Japanese, kimono is written 着物
From its kanji, kimono is constructed from to characters, ki means “to wear” and mono means “thing”. Literally, kimono means “thing to wear). Its synonym is clothes. However, kimono is different from regular clothes that we know. Kimono is often called as wafuku (和服) or Japanese clothes.
Although now less people wear kimono as everyday clothing, we still can see a lot of people wearing kimono in Kyoto.

Now let’s learn the words in the sentence!

● Kimono ga niatte imasu.
(着物が似合っています)
● The kimono suits you

● Kimono no kitsuke wa muzukashī desu.
「着物の着付けは、難しいです。」

● It’s difficult to wear kimono


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Thesaurus: These is other word related to kimono:

★Anata wa wafuku ga niaimasune. (あなたは和服が似合いますね) (Kimono ≒ Wafuku）
英訳：Kimono suits you well

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Do you understand the meaning? Use them when you come to Japan!



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