服(ふく)

ふく

noun

clothes, clothing

1. clothes, clothing

Garments worn on the body. A general term for articles of clothing.

新(あたら)しい服(ふく)を買(か)いました。

I bought new clothes.

この服(ふく)は高(たか)いです。

These clothes are expensive.

服(ふく)を着替(きが)えてください。

Please change your clothes.

朝(あさ)、どんな服(ふく)を着(き)ていくか決(き)めるのに時間(じかん)がかかります。

In the morning, it takes time to decide what clothes to wear.

子供(こども)の服(ふく)は汚(よご)れやすいし、すぐに小(ちい)さくなるので、毎年(まいとし)新(あたら)しいのを買(か)わなければなりません。

Children's clothes get dirty easily and they outgrow them quickly, so we have to buy new ones every year.

服(ふく) is the general term for clothing, referring to garments worn on the body.

Types of clothing

洋服(ようふく): Western-style clothes
和服(わふく): Japanese-style clothes (kimono)
制服(せいふく): uniform
私服(しふく): casual clothes, plain clothes

Common expressions

服(ふく)を着(き)る: to put on/wear clothes
服(ふく)を脱(ぬ)ぐ: to take off clothes
服(ふく)を着替(きが)える: to change clothes
服(ふく)を選(えら)ぶ: to choose clothes

Counters

着(ちゃく): for suits, outfits
枚(まい): for individual flat items (shirts, etc.)

Related words

衣類(いるい): clothing (formal term)
衣服(いふく): clothes (formal/written)

Related Words

Related: 洋服(ようふく) (Western-style clothes)

Related: 和服(わふく) (Japanese-style clothes)

Related: 衣服(いふく) (clothes (formal))

Related: 衣類(いるい) (clothing)

Related: 下着(したぎ) (underwear)

Compare: 衣装(いしょう) (costume, outfit, attire)

Compare: 衣料品(いりょうひん) (clothing)

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Added 2026.1.7 21:03 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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