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► 動詞
扮装  [ふんそう]  [扮装する]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ 彼女はお姫様に扮装している ⇨ She’s wearing a princess costume  (☛ Theatrical costumes)

► 成句
馬子  [(1)まご]  [馬子にも衣装]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
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► 名詞
格好  [かっこう]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 1
☆ 彼女派手な格好をしている ⇨ She’s wearing super flashy clothes

  [(2)ふく]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 1
☆ 夏服 ⇨ Summer clothes
☆ 彼女は服をいだ ⇨ She took off her clothes

衣装  [(1)いしょう]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 彼女劇団で衣装係をしている ⇨ She is a costume manager of a theater  (☛ Theatrical costumes)
☆ 舞台衣装 ⇨ Stage costumes  (☛ Theatrical costumes)

衣類  [(1)いるい]  [liter]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 衣類の収納箱 ⇨ Storage boxes for clothes  (☛ Clothes collectively)

上着  [うわぎ]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 上着はどこにいておけばいい? ⇨ Where should I put my coat?  (☛ Usually about tops)

私服  [しふく]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 私服警官 ⇨ A plain clothes police officer

服装  [ふくそう]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ はいつも簡素な服装をしている ⇨ He’s always wearing simple clothing  (☛ One’s apparel collectively)

洋服  [ようふく]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 現代日本人ど洋服しかきない ⇨ Modern Japanese hardly wear anything but western-style clothes  (☛ “Western clothing” as opposed to Japanese traditional clothing)

衣服  [(1)いふく]  [liter]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ 彼女数日分の衣服をめた ⇨ She packed a few days worth of clothes in her bag

古着  [ふるぎ]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ 古着屋 ⇨ A second-hand clothes shop

扮装  [ふんそう]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ 彼女はお姫様の扮装をしている ⇨ She’s wearing a princess costume  (☛ Theatrical costumes)

装い  [よそおい]  [liter]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ やかな装いの女性達 ⇨ Young women with beautiful clothing

和服  [わふく]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 3
☆ 最近はいつも和服をているどいない ⇨ There are few people who wear traditional Japanese clothes all the time

衣料  [(1)いりょう]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ 衣料品店 ⇨ An apparel store  (☛ Clothes collectively)

御召し物  [おめしもの]  [respect]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ 御召し物を御預かりしましょうか? ⇨ Would you like me to hold your clothes, jacket, coat?

軽装  [けいそう]  [軽装する]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ そんな軽装で冬山くのは危険だ ⇨ It’s dangerous to go to a winter mountain with such light outfit

ジャン  [じゃん]  [coll]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ ジャン、スタジャン、ドカジャン ⇨ A leather jacket. A varsity jacket, A construction-worker jacket  (☛ A jacket. From misused “jumper”.)

脱衣  [(1)だつい]  [liter]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ 脱衣所 ⇨ A room to take your clothes off (for a bath, sauna, swimming pool, etc.). A locker room

繋ぎ  [つなぎ]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ 作業者は繋ぎをている ⇨ The workers are wearing coveralls  (☛ A coverall that the top and the bottom are connected)

晴れ着  [はれぎ]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ 正月には晴れ着姿女性沢山いた ⇨ There were many women clad in special kimonos in the town during New Year holiday  (☛ Best clothes for special and merry occasions, typically for women)

身包み  [みぐるみ]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ は身包みをがれた ⇨ He was robbed of his clothes (and everything else he had)

身なり  [(1)みなり]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 4
☆ みすぼらしい身なりの ⇨ A shabby-looking man

べべ  [(1)べべ]  [arch]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 5
☆ まあ、綺麗なおべべをて ⇨ Wow, you’re wearing beautiful clothes

► 接尾辞
姿  [(1)すがた]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ 未だ寝巻き姿だった ⇨ He was still wearing pajamas
☆ 着物姿の女性達 ⇨ Women wearing kimono

  [ちゃく]    meaning:  clothes  rank: 2
☆ スーツを三着持っている ⇨ He has three suits  (☛ The counting word for clothes for the entire body, usually suits or dress)