Kimono — Lexography

Journey of meaning

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着物 · Japanese
noun · Japanese
Transliteration: kimono
A thing put on; clothing or garment.. A thing put on; clothing or garment.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Japanese reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Japanese kimono is analyzed as ki “wear/put on” plus mono “thing.” kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English kimono is reported from the 1630s. kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Japanese. LanguageTable row nucl1643
kimono · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
A Japanese robe or garment.. A Japanese robe or garment.
c. 1630 · English kimono — Reported written-use context; not the date of coinage or transmission.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Japanese kimono is analyzed as ki “wear/put on” plus mono “thing.” kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English kimono is reported from the 1630s. kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

Relationships

kimono → kimono: borrowing, documented. English borrows kimono from Japanese. kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history kimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history

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01Japanese kimono is analyzed as ki “wear/put on” plus mono “thing.”
Source
kimono — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarykimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
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Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for kimono; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
kimono(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
02Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Japanese.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row nucl1643
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Reference record
nucl1643 · Japanese · Latitude 35.0 · Longitude 135.0
LanguageTable row nucl1643; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Japanese reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
03English kimono is reported from the 1630s.
Source
kimono — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarykimono — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for kimono; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
kimono(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
04Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation