ミトン
miton
The Japanese word for mittens is ミトン (miton).
ミトン refers to clothing for the hands that covers the fingers together and the thumb separately.
How do you pronounce it?
miton
Did you know?
- In Japanese hospitals, the protective restraints used to prevent patients from pulling out IV lines are often called ミトン.
- While ミトン describes hand-warmers, the word is also the standard term for oven mitts used in kitchens across Japan.
- Because ミトン is an English loanword, it is sometimes used in Japanese fashion magazines to sound more modern or 'Western' than the native term for gloves.
Examples in context
- 子供用のミトンはどこですか？Kodomo-yō no miton wa doko desu ka?Where are the children's mittens?
- このミトンはとても暖かいです。Kono miton wa totemo atatakai desu.These mittens are very warm.
Example conversation
Misaki and Yota are preparing to go outside in the snow.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太、ミトンを持ってきてね。Yōta, miton o motte kite ne.Yota, please bring your mittens.
- 陽太 Yotaあ、どこにあるか分かりません。A, doko ni aru ka wakarimasen.Oh, I don't know where they are.
- 美咲 Misaki棚の上に置いてあったよ。Tana no ue ni oite atta yo.They were on the shelf.
- 陽太 Yotaありました！ありがとうございます。Arimashita! Arigatō gozaimasu.Found them! Thank you.
