1.
clothes hanger; kimono hanger
A hanger for clothes, originally a wooden rod for hanging a kimono by its sleeves. Older speakers use it for any coat hanger, but most people now say ハンガー, and the word survives mainly for kimono.
衣紋 is the way a kimono is put on, especially the set of the collar; 掛け means "hanger."
Similar words
- ハンガー: hanger — the ordinary modern word
- 着物ハンガー: a kimono hanger with long arms for the sleeves — today's usual name for the kimono type
- 衣桁: a folding wooden stand for draping a kimono — larger, stands on the floor
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Calling an ordinary coat hanger 衣紋掛け sounds old-fashioned and marks the speaker as older.
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ハンガー (hanger)