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How many types of Japanese kimono are there?

1. Kimono with sleeves: A dress worn by women to attend a relative's wedding, formal ceremonies, and rituals, etc. It is mainly divided into black sleeves and color sleeves. A kimono with five patterns dyed in black and printed on both ends of the kimono's front hem is called "kuro-ryosu" and is used by married women, while a kimono with three or one patterns printed on other colors of fabric and with a pattern on the hem is called "sakura-ryosu".

2. The kimono with vibrating sleeves: also known as a long-sleeved dress, is the first dress for young ladies, and is divided into "large vibrating sleeves", "medium vibrating sleeves" and "small vibrating sleeves" according to the length of the sleeves, with the "medium vibrating sleeves" being the most worn. They are mainly used for coming-of-age ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, banquets, parties, and visits to friends. Because this type of kimono has a fashionable look, more and more married women are wearing the "Chuzen-sleeve".

3. Visiting Kimono: The visiting kimono is a kimono in which the whole body is dyed with a pattern, and which unfolds from the hemline, the left front sleeve, the left shoulder, and the collar into a picture, and in recent years it has become very popular as the most popular simple dress. It can be worn for the opening ceremony of a school, a friend's party, a party, a tea party, etc., and there is no restriction on age or marriage.

4. Kotobuki kimono: The clothes are dyed with a small flower pattern. Because it's good for practicing, it's a fashionable everyday wear, and you can often see it on dates and when you go out shopping. It is also used by young women as a dress for semi-formal parties.

5. Mourning clothes: All black, including the obi, are worn at funerals.

6. Wedding dress: A dress worn for marriage.

7. Yukata: worn before bathing.

8. Men's Kimono: Men's Kimono is a formal dress with a patterned tunic and skirt. The patterned tunic and skirt, except for the black one, are only a simple dress and can be worn with any outfit.

9. Plain Kimono: This is a single-color kimono (except black) that can be used as a dress if it is dyed with a pattern, or as an everyday fashion garment if it is not dyed with a pattern.

10. "Fushita" kimono: This is a general term for kimonos in which the sleeves, the front and back, and the collar are dyed in a bottom-up direction. It is lighter and more comfortable than the visiting kimono.

11. Twelve monokinis: These are the dresses worn by women in ancient times when they went to the palace or to festivals. Divided into tangyi, monokimono, table, etc., *** twelve layers