ジーパン
じーぱん
noun
jeans
1.
jeans, denim pants
Casual pants made of denim fabric, originally designed for work but now worn as everyday casual wear.
新しいジーパンを買った。
I bought new jeans.
ジーパンにTシャツという格好だった。
I was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.
このジーパンはスキニータイプだ。
These jeans are skinny type.
ジーパン is a Japanese-coined word for jeans, combining "G" (from "jeans") + パン(ツ) (pants).
ALTERNATIVE TERMS:
- ジーンズ: jeans (closer to English, increasingly common)
- デニム: denim (trendy, fashion-industry term)
ジーパン is the most traditional Japanese term and is still widely understood, though younger speakers may prefer ジーンズ or デニム.
COMMON TYPES:
- スキニージーンズ: skinny jeans
- ストレートジーンズ: straight-leg jeans
- ダメージジーパン: distressed jeans
NOTE:
ジーパン was especially popular in the 1970s-80s. The term has a slightly older or more casual feel compared to ジーンズ/デニム.