ストッキング

すとっきんぐ
noun
stockings; pantyhose
1. stockings; pantyhose; nylons
Sheer leg coverings typically worn by women, usually made of nylon.
ストッキングを履(は)いて出勤(しゅっきん)する。
Wear stockings when going to work.
ストッキングに伝線(でんせん)が入(はい)った。
I got a run in my stockings.
肌色(はだいろ)のストッキングを買(か)う。
Buy nude-colored stockings.

ストッキング is a loanword from English 'stocking(s)'. In Japanese, it typically refers to pantyhose rather than thigh-high stockings.

TYPES:

  • パンティストッキング (pantyhose, often abbreviated パンスト)
  • 膝下(ひざした)ストッキング (knee-high stockings)
  • 網(あみ)ストッキング (fishnet stockings)

COLORS:

  • 肌色(はだいろ)/ベージュ (nude/beige)
  • 黒(くろ) (black)
  • 白(しろ) (white)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ストッキングを履(は)く (to put on stockings)
  • ストッキングが伝線(でんせん)する (to get a run in stockings)
  • ストッキングを脱(ぬ)ぐ (to take off stockings)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Wearing stockings is often considered proper business attire for women in Japanese workplaces, especially with skirts.

Related Words

Related: タイツ (tights)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:06 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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