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How to say 'Skirt' in Japanese | スカート

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The Japanese word for Skirt is 'Sukaato', written as スカート in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Skirt

    Reading

    Sukaato

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'スカート (sukaato)' means 'skirt'. It refers to a piece of clothing worn by women or girls that hangs from the waist and covers part or all of the legs. This word is a loanword from English, and it is commonly used in everyday conversation. For example: She is wearing a red skirt「彼女は赤いスカートをはいている」(かのじょはあかいスカートをはいている). I bought a new skirt yesterday「昨日新しいスカートを買いました」(きのうあたらしいスカートをかいました). The word is written in katakana, as it is a foreign-derived term.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    6114

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word スカート

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Su
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ka
  • katakana

    カー

    Reading

    Kaa
  • katakana

    Reading

    To

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'Sukaato' means 'Skirt' .

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