1.
clothing; apparel; garments
Clothes and clothing products, especially as commercial goods or merchandise.
衣料品売り場はどこですか。
Where is the clothing department?
衣料品のセールが始まった。
The clothing sale has started.
この店は子供向けの衣料品を中心に扱っている。
This store mainly carries children's clothing.
Composed of 衣料 (clothing material) + 品 (goods). A commercial and business term for clothing products. More commonly seen in department stores, retail, and industry contexts than in everyday speech, where 服 or 洋服 are preferred.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 衣料品店: clothing store
- 衣料品売り場: clothing department; clothing section
- 衣料品メーカー: clothing manufacturer
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 服: clothes — everyday term
- 洋服: Western-style clothing — common everyday word
- 被服: clothing; garments — formal/technical, used in industry and military contexts
- アパレル: apparel — industry term borrowed from English