Noun: yukata
| Singular | yukata |
| Plural | yukata; yukatas |
Sample Sentences
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When made of lightweight cotton, the unlined and partially lined kimono become yukata. Yukata, however, do not have flutter sleeves, as they are considered too dressy for this informal kimono. [1988, John Marshall, Make Your Own Japanese Clothes: Patterns and Ideas for Modern Wear, Kodansha International, →ISBN, page 45:]
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Most Japanese now wear yukata as summer kimono that are cool and comfortable. [2012, Amy Sylvester Katoh, Blue & White Japan, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:]
Nouns inflected like yukata
seiyuu,
sensei,
senryu,
whaanau,
xianbing,
samlor,
salumi,
salmon,
sika deer,
shrimp,
shumai,
eastern moa,
Guarani-Kaiowá,
northern shrimp,
izakaya,
pūkeko,
autopaizuri,
yukata,
yueqin,
panzerotti, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Japanese 浴衣(ゆかた) (yukata), originally short for 湯帷子(ゆかたびら) (yukatabira, “kimono worn during or after bathing”).