1.
sportswear; athletic clothing; gym clothes
Clothing worn for physical exercise, sports, or other active purposes.
運動着に着替える。
To change into sportswear.
学校の体育の時間には運動着を着る。
We wear gym clothes during PE class at school.
汗をかいたので、運動着を洗濯に出した。
Since I had sweated, I put my gym clothes in the laundry.
運動 (exercise, sports) + 着 (clothing). A general term for clothing worn during physical activity. In school contexts, it often refers specifically to the standard PE uniform (white shirt and shorts or track pants).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 運動着に着替える — change into sportswear
- 運動着を着る — wear sportswear
- 運動着を洗う — wash sportswear
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 体操着 — PE clothes — specifically the gym uniform worn at school
- 体操服 — PE clothes — another common term for school gym uniforms
- ジャージ — jersey; tracksuit — casual sportswear, often worn outside of exercise
- ウエア — (sports) wear — loanword used in retail and fashion contexts