Word Meaning 色留袖

いろとめそで irotomesode

色留袖 is read as いろとめそで (irotomesode) and means formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions.

Meaning

English

  1. formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions
  2. married woman's ceremonial kimono

Reading

Kana

いろとめそで

Romaji

irotomesode

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 148363 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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黒留袖

くろとめそで

formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions

留袖

とめそで

formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions

色合い

いろあい

flavour

色調

しきちょう

color tone

色直し

いろなおし

changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)

色覚

しきかく

sense of color

色指定

いろしてい

colour coordination

色合せ

いろあわせ

color matching

色指数

いろしすう

colour index

色分解

いろぶんかい

color separation

色相

しきそう

hue

色決め

いろぎめ

final color (e.g. in auto paint shop)