お揃(そろ)い

おそろい
noun
matching; coordinated (items)
1. matching; coordinated (items)
Two or more people having or wearing the same design of item, deliberately matched. Most often used of clothes or accessories.
姉妹(しまい)でお揃(そろ)いの服(ふく)を着(き)る。
The sisters wear matching clothes.
このカップは夫婦(ふうふ)でお揃(そろ)いだ。
These cups are a matching pair for the couple.
友達(ともだち)と旅行(りょこう)の記念(きねん)にお揃(そろ)いのキーホルダーを買(か)った。
My friend and I bought matching keychains as a souvenir of the trip.

From 揃(そろ)う (to match, to be complete) with the polite prefix お〜. Refers to people deliberately having the same item, usually with a friendly or affectionate nuance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • お揃(そろ)いの服(ふく): matching outfits
  • お揃(そろ)いにする: to make (items) matching
  • ペアでお揃(そろ)い: a matching pair

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ペアルック: matching couple's outfits — loanword, specifically for couples dressing alike
  • 同(おな)じ: the same — plain factual sameness, without the coordinated, intentional nuance
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