襪

(clothing) ankle-tied silk socks, worn by high nobles in formal court dress and priests.


アクセント

Japanese pitch accent
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten
ja:アクセント

(fashion, design) an accessory, an accent piece


衣冠

衣冠 (canonical)
ikan (romanization)
ikwan (romanization)
いくわん (hiragana historical)

(historical, clothing) regular court dress, originally for night-attendance


バックシャン

[ba̠k̚kɯ̟̊ɕã̠ɴ]

Compound of バック (bakku, “back”) + シャン (shan, “beautiful woman”).

compound

2017, 毛糸だま, number 174, 日本ヴォーグ社, →ISBN, page 13:

深いＶネックを後身頃に配してバックシャンに。

Fukai bui nekku o ushiromigoro ni haishite bakkushan ni.

クロスしたヨークがフリルを思わせる優雅なバックシャン。無理のない背中見せも実現。

Kurosu shita yōku ga furiru o omowaseru yūga na bakkushan. Muri no nai senaka mise mo jitsugen.


上下

Compound of 上 (kami, “up, upper; first”) + 下 (shimo, “down, lower; last”).

(traditional Japanese clothing) the robe and hakama as a set


上下

上下 (canonical)
jōge (romanization)
zyauge (romanization)
じやうげ (hiragana historical)

/d͡ʑauɡe/ → /d͡ʑɔːɡe/ → /d͡ʑoːɡe/
From Middle Chinese compound 上下 (dzyangᴴ hæ^X, literally “up and down”). Compare modern Cantonese reading soeng⁶ haa⁶, Hakka song-ha, or Min Nan alternative reading chiūⁿ hā.
The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

上下向

travelling to the city from the country and travelling to the country from the city

上下水道

上下水道 じょうげすいどう

water and sewer pipe, water and sewer service

上下付け, 上下付

a kind of poetry game where either the first and last lines of a haiku are provided and the players must invent an appropriate middle line, or the first two kana are provided and the players must also use these as the last two kana, and invent an appropriate middle

上下動

vertical movement, such as during an earthquake

上下二連銃: an over

上下二連銃 じょうげにれんじゅう

under shotgun

上下二連銃 じょうげにれんじゅう

(clothing) a suit, a set of clothing consisting of garments for the upper and lower body


背筋

背筋 (canonical)
sesuji (romanization)
sesudi (romanization)
せすぢ (hiragana historical)


制服

[se̞ːɸɯ̟̊kɯ̟]


隠し

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu, “to hide”). In sense 3, from how a pocket is “hidden”.


十二単

十二単 (canonical)
jūni-hitoe (romanization)

[d͡ʑɨːɲ̟i çito̞e̞]

Compound of 十二 (jūni, “twelve”) + 単 (hitoe, “unlined or single-layer robe”).

compound

This style became fashionable some time in the tenth century during the Heian period. Starting from the Muromachi period, the term jūni-hitoe was also used in the popular culture to refer to the five-layer 五重唐衣裳 (goe-karaginumo) style.

(clothing) a ceremonial twelve-layered robe worn by women of the imperial court, consisting of twelve single-layer unlined robes worn one over the other


単衣

(clothing) an unlined open-sleeved robe worn as an inner robe by court nobles; women's hitoe were floor length and worn over the 袴 (hakama), whilst men's hitoe were worn under, and were therefore shorter


ウエスト

[ɯ̟e̞sɨ̥to̞]


ゴールド

[ɡo̞ːɾɯ̟do̞]


ユニフォーム

2008 February 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)百(ひゃく)九(きゅう)十(じゅう)三(さん)訓(くん) 『プリズンブレイク シーズン２(ツー)』ってアレ もうプリズンをブレイクしてるからプリズンブレイクじゃなくね？ [Lesson 193: Is There Even a Prison Break in Prison Break Season 2 If You’ve Already Broken out of Prison in Season 1?]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 22 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

That’s right. That’s what you came for, my dear frenemy

それでいいのよ それでこそ 私の親友

Sore de ii no yo Sore de koso watashi no raibaru

それでいいのよ それでこそ 私の親友

それでいいのよ それでこそ 私の親友

(clothing, chiefly sports) Synonym of 制服 (seifuku, “uniform”)


ツイン

ツインギター

ツインボーカル

ツインテール


パジャマ

From American English pajamas, analyzing pajamas as a plural.

パジャマ１着

(clothing) pajamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in)


ショートパンツ

(clothing) Synonym of ショーツ (shōtsu, “shorts”)


ヒップ

Borrowed from English hip.
First attested in 1930.


サックス

[sa̠k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ̥]

(fashion) a shade of blue called sax or Saxe blue


レディース

ja-noun

レディース • (redīsu)

From English ladies' (Senses 1, 2), ladies (Sense 3).


腹巻き

(fashion) haramaki, bellyband: a band of cloth worn over the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost blood circulation.


網紅

[β̞ã̠ɰ̃hõ̞ɴ]

Borrowed from Mandarin 網紅／网红 (wǎnghóng).

ワンホン風メイク


指貫

(clothing) loose-fitting hakama with ties at the ankle


紈袴

紈袴 (canonical)
ganko (romanization)
gwanko (romanization)
ぐゎんこ (hiragana historical)

(clothing) white silk trousers worn by Chinese noble sons


稽古着

From 稽古 (keiko, “practice”) + 着 (-gi, “-wear”).

suf

1987 February 20 [1985 January 15], Motoka Murakami, “九(きゅう)州(しゅう)からの便(たよ)りの巻(まき) [Letters from Kyūshū]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], 8th edition, volume 18 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 44:

It’s not a swimsuit. It’s called a leotard. It’s much more breathable than the uniform.

水着でないす。レオタードってんだよー まーんず稽古着よりこっちのほうがすずしくていいんだもん。

Mizugi de nai su. Reotādo tte n da yō Mānzu keikogi yori kotchi no hō ga suzushikute ii n da mon.


胸当て

ja-noun

胸(むね)当(あ)て or 胸(むな)当(あ)て • (muneate or munaate)

胸当て (canonical)
胸当て (canonical)
muneate (romanization)
munaate (romanization)

Compound of 胸 (mune, “chest”) + 当て (ate, “placing or applying one thing to another”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 当てる (ateru, “to place or apply one thing to another”)), literally meaning "thing placed or applied to the chest". Attested from 1603 in the Nippo Jisho.
Sometimes also encountered with a vowel shift, as munaate. This reading is attested slightly earlier, from 1597, and reflects the older muna reading for 胸 that is only found in older compounds.

compound

(fashion) the front portion of an apron, jumper dress, or overalls that extends above the waist and covers the front of the body


直垂

Compound of 直 (hita, “one, single”, cognate with 一 (hito, “one”)) + 垂れ (tare, “hanging, drooping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 垂れる (tareru, “to hang down, to droop”)).
Probably so named from the way that this form of dress only has a 単衣 (hitoe, “unlined robe”, literally “one layer”) on top as opposed to the 袷 (awase, “lined kimono”, literally “matching, putting things together”) style with two layers, and the collar is the so-called 垂領 (tarikubi, “drooping neck”) style that lays flat, as opposed to the 上領 (agekubi, “raised neck”) style vaguely similar in shape to an upright clerical collar.
The term first appears in the 900s.

cognate with <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">一</i> (hito, “one”)

(clothing) a two-piece set of clothing worn in some form since the early Heian period, consisting of a long-sleeved robe tucked into hakama trousers, where the robe opening in front is tied closed with a cord, and the sleeves each have a drawstring at the opening to cinch them up as needed

直垂上下

直垂上下 ひたたれかみしも

a hitatare where the upper robe and lower trousers are made from the same material

直垂衾

sleepwear with attached collar and sleeve, similar to a hitatare

赤地の錦の直垂

a narrow-sleeved red brocade hitatare worn under armor by general

布直垂

a hitatare made of linen, ramie, or similar material

鎧直垂

a kind of narrow-sleeved hitatare worn as a layer under armor

水干

a tunic-like garment worn in ancient Japan


こしパン

From 腰(こし) (koshi, “waist”) + パン (pan, “pants”).


こしばき

From 腰(こし) (koshi, “waist”) + 履(は)き (haki, “wearing, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 履(は)く (haku, “to wear”).”).


ガングロ

→ English: ganguro

→ German: Ganguro

→ Korean: 간구로 (gan'guro)

→ Russian: га́нгуро (gánguro)

[ɡã̠ŋɡɯ̟ɾo̞]

Compound of 顔 (gan, “face”) + 黒 (kuro, “black”), from the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan. The kuro changes to guro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Cited since at least 1999.

1998 July 8, Tomoe Enda, “Oji no jōshi kōsei kotoba, sono ichi [Old timers’ high school girl words, part 1]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 4:

Old timer 1: “This year’s office girls are all micro-mini, dark tanned, DB, uggos huh, not a good crop.” Old timer 2: “Well, personally, I like miniskirts.”

オジ１「今年のＯＬはミクロでガングロでＤＢだし、ガンブーときてますからねぇ、不作にもほどがある」
オジ２「いやあ、僕は個人的にはミクロは好きですよ」

Oji １ “Kotoshi no ＯＬ wa mikuro de ganguro de ＤＢ dashi, ganbū to kitemasu kara nē, fusaku ni mo hodo ga aru”
Oji ２ “Iyā, boku wa kojinteki ni wa mikuro wa suki desu yo”

2000 July 1, “Rika-chan keitai sutorappu [Licca-chan phone strap]”, in Arcadia, page 207:

The school uniform-type and thick sole-type, arcade-only Licca-chan have surprising ganguro tan and blonde hair!

制服タイプと厚底タイプのゲーセン限定リカちゃんは、なんとガングロと金髪！

Seifuku taipu to atsuzoko taipu no gēsen gentei Rika-chan wa, nanto ganguro to kinpatsu!

2020 August 1, “ガングロ剣士(けんし)カナン (Ganguro Kenshi Kanan, “Kanan the Ganguro Swordswoman”)”, in デッキ改造(かいぞう)パック 驚愕(きょうがく)のライトニングアタック！！ (Dekki Kaizō Pakku Kyōgaku no Raitoningu Atakku!!, “Deck-Modifying Pack: Shocking Lightning Attacks!!”):

不夜城を主戦場とする女戦士。ガングロになっても剣と盾は手放せなかった。バブリー・エルフはズッ友。

Fuyajō o shusenjō to suru onna kenshi. Ganguro ni natte mo tsurugi to tate wa tebanasenakatta. Baburī Erufu wa zuttomo.

A lady warrior who calls the nightless city her battleground. She couldn't let go of her sword and shield even when she became a ganguro girl. Bubbly Elf is her BFF.

(fashion) ganguro (Japanese girl fashion trend)


雨ガッパ

雨ガッパ (canonical)
amagappa (romanization)

Compound of 雨 (ama-, “rain”) + カッパ (kappa, “raincoat”).
The kappa changes to gappa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


縫司

縫司 (canonical)
Nui no Tsukasa (romanization)

縫 (“sewing”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)

af

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for tailoring and dressmaking


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kurazukasa (romanization)

(history, clothing) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that manages the Emperor and Empress's wardrobe


蔵司

蔵司 (canonical)
Kura no Tsukasa (romanization)

蔵 (“storehouse”) + の (genitive marker) + 司 (“position”)


着圧

[t͡ɕa̠kɯ̟a̠t͡sɨ]

着圧ソックス

2021 July 30, QuizKnock [QuizKnock], QuizKnock × 50M 自由形:

Kono mizugi wa kanari chakuatsu ga [takai.]

この水着はかなり着圧が[高い。]

This swimsuit clings quite closely to my body.


採寸

ja-noun

採(さい)寸(すん) • (saisun) ^(←さいすん (saisun)?)

採寸 (canonical)
saisun (romanization)
さいすん (hiragana historical)


採寸

採寸する (canonical)
saisun suru (romanization)
saisun (romanization)
採寸し (stem)
採寸した (past)
採寸し
さいすんし
saisun shi
採寸する
さいすんする
saisun suru
採寸すれ
さいすんすれ
saisun sure
採寸せよ (imperative literary)
採寸しろ (colloquial imperative)
さいすんせよ (imperative literary)
さいすんしろ (colloquial imperative)
saisun seyo (imperative literary)
saisun shiro (colloquial imperative)
採寸される (passive)
さいすんされる (passive)
saisun sareru (passive)
採寸させる (causative)
採寸さす (causative)
さいすんさせる (causative)
さいすんさす (causative)
saisun saseru (causative)
saisun sasu (causative)
採寸できる (potential)
さいすんできる (potential)
saisun dekiru (potential)
採寸しよう (volitional)
さいすんしよう (volitional)
saisun shiyō (volitional)
採寸しない (negative)
さいすんしない (negative)
saisun shinai (negative)
採寸せず (continuative negative)
さいすんせず (continuative negative)
saisun sezu (continuative negative)
採寸します (formal)
さいすんします (formal)
saisun shimasu (formal)
採寸した (perfective)
さいすんした (perfective)
saisun shita (perfective)
採寸して (conjunctive)
さいすんして (conjunctive)
saisun shite (conjunctive)
採寸すれば (conditional hypothetical)
さいすんすれば (conditional hypothetical)
saisun sureba (conditional hypothetical)


リングライト

[ɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟ ɾa̠ito̞]


うちぎ

uchigi (romanization)
utigi (romanization)
うちぎ (hiragana historical)

From 内(うち) (uchi) + 着(き) (ki). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).


ワンポイント

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from one + point.

pseudo-loan

くまのワンポイント

2012 November 19, 大河原克行, “製造現場の秘密兵器は「竹ヘラ」、「まごの手」、「エアガン」”, in PC Watch [PC Watch]:

kuratchibakku keijō no kinzokubu no ichibu ni, chīsaku rogo o ire, sara ni wan pointo ni daiyamondo katto sutōn mo umekonda

クラッチバック形状の金属部の一部に、小さくロゴを入れ、さらにワンポイントにダイヤモンドカットストーンも埋め込んだ

(clothing, etc.) small isolated decoration


そとぎ

sotogi (romanization)
そとぎ (hiragana historical)

From 外(そと) (soto) + 着(き) (ki). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

パジャマを外着として着る


オフショルダー

[o̞ɸɯ̟ɕo̞ɾɯ̟da̠ː]

(clothing) being off-shoulder or off-the-shoulder


コンサバティブ

ja-adj

コンサバティブ • (konsabatibu) -na (adnominal コンサバティブな (konsabatibu na), adverbial コンサバティブに (konsabatibu ni))

konsabatibu (romanization)
コンサバティブな (adnominal)
コンサバティブに (adverbial)
コンサバティブだろ (imperfective stem)
konsabatibu daro (imperfective stem)
コンサバティブで (continuative stem)
konsabatibu de (continuative stem)
コンサバティブだ (stem terminative)
konsabatibu da (stem terminative)
コンサバティブな (attributive stem)
konsabatibu na (attributive stem)
コンサバティブなら (hypothetical stem)
konsabatibu nara (hypothetical stem)
コンサバティブであれ (imperative stem)
konsabatibu de are (imperative stem)
コンサバティブではない (informal negative)
コンサバティブじゃない (informal negative)
konsabatibu de wa nai (informal negative)
konsabatibu ja nai (informal negative)
コンサバティブだった (informal past)
konsabatibu datta (informal past)
コンサバティブではなかった (informal negative past)
コンサバティブじゃなかった (informal negative past)
konsabatibu de wa nakatta (informal negative past)
konsabatibu ja nakatta (informal negative past)
コンサバティブです (formal)
konsabatibu desu (formal)
コンサバティブではありません (formal negative)
コンサバティブじゃありません (formal negative)
konsabatibu de wa arimasen (formal negative)
konsabatibu ja arimasen (formal negative)
コンサバティブでした (formal past)
konsabatibu deshita (formal past)
コンサバティブではありませんでした (formal negative past)
コンサバティブじゃありませんでした (formal negative past)
konsabatibu de wa arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
konsabatibu ja arimasen deshita (formal negative past)
コンサバティブで (conjunctive)
konsabatibu de (conjunctive)
コンサバティブなら（ば） (conditional)
konsabatibu nara (ba) (conditional)
コンサバティブだったら (conditional past)
konsabatibu dattara (conditional past)
コンサバティブだろう (volitional)
konsabatibu darō (volitional)
コンサバティブに (adverbial)
konsabatibu ni (adverbial)
コンサバティブさ (noun-from-adj)
konsabatibusa (noun-from-adj)

ja-adj-infl

コンサバティブ

. で は ありません でした

. じゃ ありません でした

コンサバなワンピース

コンサバファッション


ちゅるん

ちゅるんネイル


純欲

[d͡ʑɨ̃ɰ̃jo̞kɯ̟]

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 純欲／纯欲 (chúnyù), from as early as January 2022 (see quotation below).

zh-m

純欲／纯欲 (chúnyù)

純欲メイク

2022 January 18, “TikTok de mo wadai! Chūkaken de wadai no ‘Junyoku-kei gao’ tte? Kyūinryoku batsugun no meiku HOWTO [The talk of TikTok! That Chinese style ‘junyoku face’? How-to guide to madly alluring makeup]”, in arWeb:

That “junyoku-kei” makeup that radiates a pure and transparent aura, both bright and glistening, is now becoming the talk of the town.

透明感やピュアオーラを放つ、光でツヤッとうるんだ＂純欲系＂メイクが今、巷でジワジワ話題。

Tōmei kan ya pyua ōra o hanatsu, hikari de tsuyatto urun da ＂jun'yoku-kei＂ meiku ga ima, chimata de jiwajiwa wadai.

2023 January 4, “‘Chiguhagu’, ‘gal peace’: Z seidai dokuji no bunkaken [‘Chiguhagu’, ‘gal peace’: Gen Z’s unique cultural sphere]”, in Nikkei Bulletin:

In the “fashion & makeup” category first place went to Chinese online fashion retailer “SHEIN”, while second place went to “junyoku makeup”, a Chinese makeup style characterized by thick eyelashes and blusher extending to the tip of the nose.

「ファッション・メイク部門」首位は中国発のファッションネット通販「SHEIN（シーイン）」、2位は束感のあるまつげや、鼻先まで入れるチークなどが特徴の中国流メーク「純欲メイク」が入った。

中国流 ちゅうごくりゅう

“Fasshon meiku bumon” shui wa Chūgoku hatsu no fasshon netto tsūhan “SHEIN (shīin)”, ni-i wa taba kan no aru matsuge ya, hanasaki made ireru chīku nado ga tokuchō no Chūgoku-ryū mēku “jun'yoku meiku” ga haitta.

2024 January 17, Yui, “Aimēku hōhō: kurīmī tatchi rainā [Eye makeup how-to: creamy-touch eye liner]”, in LIPS, archived from the original on 2024-02-06:

That jun'yoku style that’s the talk of social media? Popular among Chinese girls? Jun'yoku makeup has also become the talk of Japan ❤

SNSで話題の純欲風って？？ 中華女子の間で流行ってる 純欲メイクが日本でも話題に..❤

Esuenuesu de wadai no jun'yoku-fū tte?? Chūka joshi no aida de hayatteru Jun'yoku meiku ga Nihon de mo wadai ni ❤

(fashion) makeup or fashion style associated with China, deemed innocent and cute but also sexy and alluring


おそろい

o-soroi (romanization)
osorofi (romanization)
おそろひ (hiragana historical)

From 御(お) (o-) + 揃(そろ)い (soroi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 揃(そろ)う (sorou).).

ja-compound

お揃いのパジャマ


おそろ

osoro (romanization)
おそろ (hiragana historical)

(fashion) Short for おそろい (o-soroi, “matching”).


繋ぎ

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 繋(つな)ぐ (tsunagu, “connect; bind”).

ja-etym-renyokei

(clothing) coveralls, overalls, a garment that covers both the upper and lower body


褐衣

(clothing) round-collared open-sleeved short-trained robe, unsewn under the arms, worn as a formal garment by low-ranking military officials and guardsmen. The colour was not prescribed, and those of the Left and Right Guards were decorated with great crests depicting lion-dogs and bears respectively


褐衣

(clothing) a rough-woven robe, worn by one impoverished


石帯

(clothing) a stone or gem decorated leather belt, worn as part of formal court attire. Square stone decoration is called 巡方(じゅんぽう) (junpō) and worn for ceremonies, round stone decoration is called 丸鞆(まるとも) (marutomo) and for more daily wear.


平緒

平緒 (canonical)
hirao (romanization)
firawo (romanization)
ひらを (hiragana historical)

(clothing) ceremonial sword-belt made of braided cord or twill, worn as part of formal court dress.


半臂

(clothing) sleeveless robe worn in men's formal court dress under the 袍 (hō) and over the 下襲 (shitagasane), or under the 襖 (ao) in earlier iterations of court dress. Made of silk in the winter and silk-gauze in the summer