袖(そで)なし

そでなし
noun
sleeveless (garment)
clothing
1. sleeveless; a sleeveless garment
A garment without sleeves, or the quality of being sleeveless. Functions both as a noun naming the garment type (a sleeveless top or vest) and as a descriptor indicating that a piece of clothing has no sleeves.
今日(きょう)は袖(そで)なしのシャツを着(き)ている。
Today I'm wearing a sleeveless shirt.
夏(なつ)には袖(そで)なしのワンピースが涼(すず)しくていい。
In summer, a sleeveless dress is nice and cool.
彼女(かのじょ)は袖(そで)なしのドレスを着(き)て、細(ほそ)い腕(うで)があらわになっていた。
She was wearing a sleeveless dress, with her slender arms exposed.

Compound of 袖(そで) ('sleeve') and なし ('without/none'). Literally 'without sleeves'.

Usage

  • Used attributively with の to modify a garment noun: 袖(そで)なしのシャツ ('sleeveless shirt'), 袖(そで)なしのワンピース ('sleeveless dress').
  • Can also stand alone as a noun meaning 'a sleeveless (garment)'.
  • Widely used for summer clothing, athletic wear, and traditional Japanese garments like 袖(そで)なし羽織(ばおり) (a sleeveless haori).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ノースリーブ: sleeveless — an English-based loanword, especially common in fashion contexts for women's clothing.
  • タンクトップ: tank top — specific style of sleeveless shirt with narrow shoulder straps.
  • ベスト: vest — sleeveless outer garment worn over a shirt.

Related words

Related Words

Compare: タンクトップ (tank top)
Compare: ベスト (vest)
Related: 半袖(はんそで) (short sleeves)
Related: 長袖(ながそで) (long sleeves)
Related: 袖口(そでぐち) (cuff)
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Added 2026.4.15 17:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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