衣服(いふく)

いふく
noun
clothing, clothes, garments
1. clothing, clothes
Items worn to cover the body.
衣服(いふく)を整(ととの)える。
To arrange one's clothing.
衣服(いふく)費(ひ)を節約(せつやく)する。
To save on clothing expenses.
衣服(いふく)の乱(みだ)れを直(なお)す。
To fix disheveled clothing.
衣服(いふく)を清潔(せいけつ)に保(たも)つ。
To keep one's clothes clean.
衣服(いふく)を脱(ぬ)いで洗濯機(せんたくき)に入(い)れた。
I took off my clothes and put them in the washing machine.
衣服(いふく)を買(か)いに行(い)く。
To go buy clothes.
2. garments, attire
Formal term for articles of dress.
正式(せいしき)な衣服(いふく)で出席(しゅっせき)する。
To attend in formal attire.
伝統的(でんとうてき)な衣服(いふく)を着(き)る。
To wear traditional garments.
衣服(いふく)に気(き)を使(つか)う人(ひと)だ。
He is someone who pays attention to his attire.
季節(きせつ)に合(あ)った衣服(いふく)を選(えら)ぶ。
To choose clothing appropriate for the season.
その国(くに)の衣服(いふく)には長(なが)い歴史(れきし)と文化(ぶんか)がある。
That country's attire has a long history and culture.

衣服(いふく) is a formal, somewhat literary term for clothing or garments.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 衣服(いふく): clothing (formal, written)
  • 服(ふく): clothes (the most common everyday word)
  • 衣類(いるい): clothing, garments (collective, used in labels and stores)
  • 洋服(ようふく): Western-style clothes
  • 着物(きもの): traditional Japanese clothing (or clothes in general in older usage)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 衣服(いふく)を着(き)る: to wear clothes
  • 衣服(いふく)費(ひ): clothing expenses

RELATED COMPOUND:
衣食住(いしょくじゅう) (clothing, food, shelter) — the three basic necessities of life. This is a set phrase where 衣(い) represents clothing.

REGISTER:
衣服(いふく) appears in formal writing, academic texts, and official contexts. In everyday conversation, 服(ふく) is the natural choice.

Related Words

Synonym: 服(ふく) (clothes (common))
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Added 2026.1.9 21:15 · Revised 2026.4.5 20:45
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