エプロン
えぷろん
noun
apron
1.
apron
A protective garment worn over the front of one's clothes when cooking, cleaning, or doing other messy tasks.
エプロンをつける。
To put on an apron.
料理する前にエプロンをした。
I put on an apron before cooking.
母は花柄のエプロンをしながら台所に立っていた。
My mother was standing in the kitchen wearing a floral apron.
From English "apron." A protective garment worn over clothes when cooking, cleaning, or doing crafts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- エプロンをする: to wear an apron (casual)
- エプロンをつける: to put on an apron (slightly more precise)
- エプロンを外す: to take off an apron
- エプロン姿: wearing an apron (descriptive, e.g., in a story)
USAGE NOTE:
Both する and つける are natural with エプロン. する is more casual and common in speech; つける emphasizes the action of putting it on.
In Japan, エプロン is associated with home cooking and domestic work. Some Japanese schools require エプロン for cooking class (調理実習).