Parts of a Kimono – 10 Parts to Label on 2 Drawings

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Sode (sleeve) The whole sleeve; by tradition, younger women wear longer sleeves.
Maemigoro (front panels) The front body panels, not counting the okumi.
Okumi (overlap panel) A narrow front panel that lets one side overlap the other.
Eri (collar) The collar, which runs round the neck and down the front.
Obi (sash) The broad sash tied round the waist.

Laid flat: 9 5

Tamoto (sleeve pouch) The sleeve pouch, hanging below the arm.
Sodeguchi (wrist opening) The opening at the sleeve end, where the hand comes out.
Sodetsuke (armhole seam) The armhole, where the sleeve is sewn to the body.
Tomoeri (collar cover) A cover sewn over the upper collar to protect it from stains.
Fuki (hem guard) The hem guard along the bottom edge.

How this list was compiled: Read 2026-09-26. (1) Wikipedia, Kimono, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono : glossary of kimono parts (dōura, hakkake, eri, fuki, furi, maemigoro, miyatsukuchi, okumi, sode, sodeguchi, sodetsuke, susomawashi, tamoto, tomoeri, uraeri, ushiromigoro) and the obi sash. (2) All About Japan, the parts of a kimono, https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/4904/ : sode (with furi, tamoto, sode-guchi, sode-tsuke), eri, ura-eri, tomo-eri (protects the eri from stains), okumi (panel that makes the front wider), mae-migoro, suso-mawashi, fuki, ushiro-migoro, obi. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site by script, 2026-09-26. Own work, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

The parts of a kimono, with their Japanese names and English meanings, on a kimono laid flat and opened out, and on a figure wearing it. Start with the 5 main parts, then the rest of the flat kimono.

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The body

The eri, the collar, runs round the neck and down the front, with the tomoeri covering its upper part. Beside it are the narrow okumi panels, which let one side overlap the other, and the wide maemigoro. The fuki guards the hem.

Sleeves and sash

Each sode, or sleeve, is sewn to the body at the sodetsuke. The hand comes out at the sodeguchi, and the tamoto is the pouch hanging below. When worn, the obi is tied round the waist.

A kimono closes left side over right; the tomoeri is sewn on to protect the collar from stains.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a kimono called?

The main parts are the sode (sleeve), eri (collar), okumi (overlapping front panel), maemigoro (front panels), tamoto (sleeve pouch) and fuki (hem guard). The obi is the sash tied round the waist.

What is the sleeve pouch of a kimono called?

The tamoto, the part of the sleeve that hangs below the arm.

What is the okumi on a kimono?

A narrow panel on the front edge that makes the front wider than the back, so one side can overlap the other.