yukata

[ yoo-kah-tah ]

noun

, plural yu·ka·ta.

1. a Japanese dressing gown or lounging robe of soft, lightweight cotton.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yukata¹

1815–25; < Japanese: literally, a bathrobe, shortened form of yu-katabira, equivalent to yu hot water + kata side + -bira, combining form of hira (earlier fira, *pira ) flat thing

Example Sentences

She has a clear preference for the casual Yukata, made of unlined, summer-weight fabric with shorter sleeves, despite the urging of her sensei to up her game.

From Washington Post

After the war, the Takekawa family, including Beth’s father, Yukata “Dutch” Takekawa, resettled in Minneapolis, one of the few U.S. cities allowing resettlement for Japanese Americans.

From Seattle Times

Noted for her bold, unisex prints for both kimono and yukata, a lighter kimono, and her refusal to accept conventional limits on wearing them, Takahashi this year was part of an exhibit at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

From Reuters

She also has a contract to provide yukata for a new, luxury hotel as Japan gears up to host the Olympics.

From Reuters

She persisted until she was selling 100 to 200 made-to-order yukata a month - remarkable success in an industry so steadily declining that sales now hover around 16 percent of what they were in 1981, according to government data.

From Reuters

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