和装(わそう)

わそう
noun
Japanese-style dress
clothing
1. Japanese-style clothing; traditional Japanese dress
The category of traditional Japanese clothing, including kimono, yukata, hakama, and related garments, as opposed to Western-style clothing.
結婚式(けっこんしき)は和装(わそう)にした。
I chose Japanese-style dress for the wedding.
和装(わそう)に似合(にあ)う髪型(かみがた)を選(えら)んだ。
I chose a hairstyle that suits Japanese-style clothing.
最近(さいきん)は成人式(せいじんしき)で和装(わそう)を着(き)る若者(わかもの)が増(ふ)えている。
Recently, more young people are wearing traditional Japanese dress at the coming-of-age ceremony.

A compound of 和(わ) (Japanese) and 装(そう) (clothing, attire). Functions as the umbrella term for all traditional Japanese garments. Commonly contrasted with 洋装(ようそう) (Western-style clothing).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 着物(きもの): kimono — the most representative garment within 和装(わそう); sometimes used loosely as a synonym
  • 洋装(ようそう): Western-style clothing — the direct counterpart
  • 装束(しょうぞく): traditional costume — a more formal or historical term for ceremonial attire

Related Words

Compare: 着物(きもの) (kimono)
Compare: 装束(しょうぞく) (traditional costume)
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