kimono
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You don't have to see the colour of a kimono to know that it is a kimono.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Japan's four-time major winner paid tribute to her nation's culture by arriving for her opening match at the All England Club in an elegant, full-length kimono, entirely white to adhere to the tournament's rules.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"Nowadays, young Japanese people... are not very interested that much in traditional art and in kimono."
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The setting is a placid pond, on whose banks sits a plump and serene fellow in a kimono, his eyes closed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
When she was thirteen her mother had dressed her in a silk kimono and sent her off to Mrs. Shigemura, who taught young girls to dance odori and to serve tea impeccably.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Olwande Akoth, a designer showcasing her upcycled kimonos at the fashion show, once traded in second-hand bales but often felt disheartened by their poor quality.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
He took two kimonos with him to Nova, according to his brother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
They won’t let her wear all her fabulous flowy dresses and kimonos in the hospital, which is a loss.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
I joked that getting one might pigeonhole me as one of those guy who owns one too many kimonos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
She had brought along her pottery, her silver, heirlooms like the kimonos Granny had brought from Japan, tea sets, lacquered tables, and one fine old set of china, blue and white porcelain, almost translucent.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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