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How to say 'Swimsuit' in Japanese | 水着

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The Japanese word for Swimsuit is 'Mizugi', written as 水着 in Japanese.'Swimsuit' in hiragana is みずぎ.

    word

    水着

    Meaning

    Swimsuit

    Reading

    みずぎ

    mizugi

    Kanji

    水Water 着Arrive, Wear

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '水着 (みずぎ)' refers to a 'swimsuit' or 'bathing suit'. It is commonly used when talking about clothing worn for swimming or beach activities. The word is a combination of '水 (みず)', meaning 'water', and '着 (ぎ)', meaning 'clothing'. It is a neutral term and can refer to both men's and women's swimwear. Example sentences: I bought a new swimsuit「新しい水着を買いました」(あたらしいみずぎをかいました). She is wearing a red swimsuit「彼女は赤い水着を着ています」(かのじょはあかいみずぎをきています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5916

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 水着

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • kanji

    着

    Meaning

    Arrive, Wear

Words Related to 水着 Through the Kanji 水

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 水 as well.

  • word

    水曜日

    Meaning

    Wednesday

  • word

    水

    Meaning

    Water

  • word

    水泳

    Meaning

    Swimming

  • word

    大水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水中

    Meaning

    Underwater

  • word

    下水

    Meaning

    Sewage

  • word

    水力

    Meaning

    Waterpower

  • word

    水田

    Meaning

    Paddy

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水準

    Meaning

    Level

  • word

    水族館

    Meaning

    Aquarium

  • word

    水平

    Meaning

    Horizontal, Level

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    水害

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    洪水

    Meaning

    Flood

  • word

    水洗

    Meaning

    Flushing

  • word

    水素

    Meaning

    Hydrogen

  • word

    海水浴

    Meaning

    Sea bathing

  • word

    香水

    Meaning

    Perfume

  • word

    水道

    Meaning

    Waterworks

  • word

    水分

    Meaning

    Moisture

  • word

    飲み水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    水色

    Meaning

    Lightblue

  • word

    断水

    Meaning

    Water cut off

  • word

    海水

    Meaning

    Seawater

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    噴水

    Meaning

    Fountain

Words Related to 水着 Through the Kanji 着

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 着 as well.

  • word

    着る

    Meaning

    Wear

  • word

    上着

    Meaning

    Jacket

  • word

    着替える

    Meaning

    Change clothes

  • word

    落ち着く

    Meaning

    Calm

  • word

    着く

    Meaning

    Arrive

  • word

    着替え

    Meaning

    Changing

  • word

    落ち着き

    Meaning

    Calmness

  • word

    着物

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    薄着

    Meaning

    Light clothing

  • word

    厚着

    Meaning

    Heavy clothing

  • word

    たどり着く

    Meaning

    Reach

  • word

    定着

    Meaning

    Establishment, Fixation

  • word

    着

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    着席

    Meaning

    Sitting

  • word

    下着

    Meaning

    Underwear

  • word

    着陸

    Meaning

    Landing

  • word

    着せる

    Meaning

    Dress

  • word

    到着

    Meaning

    Arrival

  • word

    肌着

    Meaning

    Underwear

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What does 'Mizugi' (水着) mean?

'Mizugi' means 'Swimsuit' .

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