Japanese symbol for “gown”
衣
ころも
Romaji: koromo
clothes; garment
In Japanese, gown is 衣, read ころも (koromo).
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Meanings
- n clothes; garment
- n gown; robe
- n coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gown”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガウン | ガウン gaun | gown; elegant dress |
| 職服 | しょくふく shokufuku | uniform (for a profession); (professional) attire; robe |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣装 | いしょう ishou | clothing; costume; outfit |
| 浴衣 | ゆかた yukata | yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe |
| 衣服 | いふく ifuku | clothes |
| 衣料 | いりょう iryou | clothing |
| 衣類 | いるい irui | clothes; clothing; garments |
| 白衣 | はくい hakui | white clothes; white robe |
See also: Chinese symbol for “gown”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.