1.
gym clothes; PE uniform; sportswear (for school PE)
The clothing students change into for physical education (体育) class at Japanese schools, typically a T-shirt and shorts or a tracksuit.
体育着に着替える。
I change into my gym clothes.
体育着を家に忘れてきた。
I left my gym clothes at home.
体育の授業の前に、みんなで体育着に着替えて校庭に集まった。
Before PE class, we all changed into our gym clothes and gathered on the school grounds.
体育着 is the gym uniform Japanese students wear for 体育 (physical education). The 着 suffix (a voiced form of 着) means 'clothing for ~.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 体育着に着替える: to change into gym clothes
- 体育着袋: gym-clothes bag
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 体操着: gym clothes — a near-synonym, used interchangeably in many schools
- 運動着: sportswear — more general athletic clothing