Kimono is a traditional Japanese costume, worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means "things to wear" (ki "and mono" things to wear "), has been used to refer to these full-length robes. Kimonos is the standard plural of the word neutralization in English, but sometimes unmarked Japanese plural kimono is used.

Kimono is a T-shaped straight robe with the hem hanging down to the ankle, a collar and long and wide sleeves. Kimono is wrapped around the body, always on the left and right (except when dressing the dead for burial), and tied behind the back with a belt called a belt. Kimono is usually worn with traditional footwear (especially zō ri or geta) and split toe socks (tabi).

Today, kimono is the most commonly worn by women, and it is on special occasions. Traditionally, unmarried women wear a kimono called furisode on special occasions, with sleeves almost reaching the ground. Some older women and even fewer men still wear kimonos every day. Men usually wear kimonos at weddings, tea ceremonies and other very special or formal occasions. Professional sumo wrestlers often wear kimonos because they are required to wear traditional Japanese clothes in public.

Kimono is the national costume of Yamato people in Japan. At first, "things to wear" generally refers to all Japanese clothes, and the antonym of this word is foreign clothes, which refers to clothes from the west. Later, the meaning of this word gradually became single, usually referring only to national costumes with Japanese characteristics.

Kimono is a T-shaped robe with long sleeves and the bottom of the robe hanging to the ankle. Kimono is worn in a right-handed manner (from left to right, with left lapels on it). The kimono of the deceased was left-handed, and a cloth belt was tied from the back. When wearing a kimono, you usually need a pair of split-toe cloth socks called foot bags and a pair of Japanese clogs (soles) or sandals.

Today's kimonos are mainly worn by women on special occasions. According to traditional customs, unmarried women can only wear a well-equipped kimono "vibrating sleeves" on this occasion. Compared with women, men now wear kimonos less often. They usually wear kimonos at weddings or on some very important occasions. However, some older women and a few older men will use kimono as their daily clothes. As for professional sumo wrestlers, due to regulations, they must always wear kimonos, but the kimonos they wear tend to be bathrobes, mainly cotton.