How to say 'Clothes' in Japanese | 洋服

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The Japanese word for Clothes is 'Youfuku', written as 洋服 in Japanese.'Clothes' in hiragana is ようふく.

word

洋服

Meaning

Clothes

Reading

ようふく

youfuku

Kanji

洋Ocean, Western style 服Obey, Clothing

Explanation

The Japanese noun '洋服 (ようふく)' refers to 'Western-style clothes' or simply 'clothes' in a general sense. This term is used to distinguish Western-style clothing from traditional Japanese attire like kimono or yukata. It is commonly used in everyday conversation when referring to clothing items such as shirts, pants, dresses, and suits. For example: I bought new clothes「新しい洋服を買いました」(あたらしいようふくをかいました). She is wearing beautiful clothes「彼女はきれいな洋服を着ています」(かのじょはきれいなようふくをきています). The term is widely understood and used in modern Japanese society, where Western-style clothing is the norm.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4993

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 洋服

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

洋

Meaning

Ocean, Western style

kanji

服

Meaning

Obey, Clothing

Words Related to 洋服 Through the Kanji 洋

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 洋 as well.

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洋

Meaning

Western

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西洋

Meaning

West, Western

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海洋

Meaning

Ocean

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西洋人

Meaning

Westerner

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東洋

Meaning

Orient

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洋風

Meaning

Western

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洋画

Meaning

Foreign film

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洋食

Meaning

Western food

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洋間

Meaning

Western room

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洋室

Meaning

Western style

Words Related to 洋服 Through the Kanji 服

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 服 as well.

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服

Meaning

Clothes

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衣服

Meaning

Clothing

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服装

Meaning

Clothing

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克服

Meaning

Overcoming

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和服

Meaning

Kimono

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制服

Meaning

Uniform

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