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Northern Karatedo - Kimono glossary Category: History and Culture > Kimono and clothing Date & country: 09/09/2014, JP Words: 84

yuki
sleeve length

zori
Elegant dress slippers worn with kimono.

yukata
A lightweight, cotton kimono for summer wear.

uraeri
inner collar

tomesode
A formal black kimono worn by married women.

tomoeri
over collar

tsukeage
An elegant kimono for everyday wear.

tsuru
Crane.

tsuzumi
A hand held drum used as a textile motif.

uchikake
A bride's wedding kimono with bright colors, intricate motifs, rolled hem, and extremely heavy.

uchiwa
A round faced fan used as a textile motif.

tanmono
A roll of kimono fabric that is 13 inches wide and 10 yards long.

shitsuke
The top stitch threads that keep kimono in good condition while under construction. Once completed by the tailor these threads are removed before wearing.

sodeguchi
sleeve opening

susomawashi
lower lining

take no hana
Bamboo leaves.

tamoto
sleeve pouch

shikinshi
A general term used for plants such as orchid, chrysanthemum, plum, and bamboo.

shibori
A dye resist technique similar to tie-dying.

sha
A plain gauzy fabric for very light summer kimono.

ro
A gauzy fabric for very light summer kimono that appears to have stripes woven into it.

sakizome
Pre-dyed thread for weaving kimono fabric.

sakura no hana
Cherry blossoms.

sashiko
A quilting technique to create a thickened material for winter kimono.

seigaiha
An abstract pattern of concentric arc that looks like fish scales.

omieshi
A plain weave fabric.

rinzu
A woven damask fabric with a repeated motif.

omeshi
A fabric woven with strongly twisted pre-dyed silk threads and are considered extremely valuable.

nagajuban
An under kimono garment.

nagajuban
Under clothing worn to assure that the kimono does not get worn or sweat stained.

obi
A waist sash to be worn over a kimono.

obiage
A sash of light weight material worn at the top edge of the obi used to stabilize the obi bow.

obidome
A small decorative item placed in the front, middle of the obiage.

obijime
A decorative cord of silk, satin or gold brocade used to stabilize the obi bow and obi.

momen
Cotton fabric.

momiji
Japanese maples leaves.

mon
A family crest that is embroidered in white on kimono.

mofuku
Morning wear, a black silk kimono with five family crests that is to be worn at a funeral, includes black obi and footwear.

maemigoro
front main section

maru obi
A double wide obi with a crease down the center decorated with small repeated motifs.

meisen
A silk kimono was the most popular garment at the beginning of the Showa era. The fabric has a woven surface decoration that appears as a shimmering, soft-edged pattern.

michiyuki
A kimono overcoat with a square collar and buttons in the front that is to be worn to protect the kimono from rain.

kinu
Silk

kiri no hana
Paulownia leaves

kofurisode
A short sleeved furisode kimono with sleeves that are about 30 inches long.

kougai
An ornamental hairpin.

kuromofuku
A black silk kimono with five family crests that is to be worn at a funeral.

kurotomesode
A very formal kimono for married women with three family crests and a wrap around design only on the bottom that is to be worn only at weddings.

katazome
A stencil dying technique which uses starch resistant stencils.

kiku
Chrysanthemum

kimono
Ki meaning to wear and Mono meaning thing.

kin ran
A silk twill fabric with interwoven gold threads.

kinsha
A fine grade of chirimen.

kinsya
A high, quality, light, silk gauze that has gold threads woven into it.

kasuri
The technique for weaving of pre-dyed threads that creates designs with blurred edges.

kanzashi
A hairpin worn when wearing a kimono.

kanoko shibori
A dying technique that resembles the spotting on a fawn's coat.

irotomesode
A formal light colored kimono with five family crests similar to the kurotomesode. It's the second most formal kimono for married women.

juban
A kimono undergarment that is never worn alone in public.

juni hitoe
The 12 to 15 layers of kimono worn by women during the Heian Period.

iromuji
A solid color kimono with no motif, but it can have family crests.

iromofuku
Similar to the kuromofuku but a color and one family crest rather than black with three family crest.

ichimatsu
A limono with a checkerboard pattern.

hiougi
A a fragrant fan made of hinoki cypress tree wood.

hitoe
A non-lined kimono worn in the summer.

homongi
A kimono worn when visiting someone's home or formal parties. It has one connected, flowing design from the collar to bottom edge of the kimono. This kimono is often worn with a fukuro obi, obiage, ad obijime.

happi coat
A half length, open front coat with a full length collar.

hakkake
The hem of a kimono which is colored brightly to match the kimono and is considered very fashionable.

haneri
A collar worn inside the kimono.

hanhaba obi
A half width obi that can be worn for a more casual look or over the larger width obi for contrast.

haori
A half coat kimono type garment meant to be worn over a kimono.

furisode
A patterned kimono with longer sleeves for unmarried women worn for a wedding, Coming-of-Age Day, and parties.

genroku sode
A kimono with a short sleeve with rounded corners.

geta
Wooden sandals.

hakata obi
A single layer, tightly woven, thick thread obi.

eri
collar

fudangi
A kimono for everyday occasions.

fukuro obi
A double fold obi with a pattern on one side used for formal and semiformal occasions.

furi
sleeve below armhole

donsu
Damask silk with a thick and glossy texture.

chuya obi
A night and day obi, a reversible obi with two different patterns inside and outside.

chirimen
A wavy, wrinkled, crepe silk fabric with a distinctive weaving technique resulting from twisting the threads while weaving.

araeru
Washable kimono.

aijiro
Fabric woven with shaved bamboo and cypress trees.