体育着(たいいくぎ)

たいいくぎ
noun
gym clothes; PE uniform
clothing
1. gym clothes; PE uniform; sportswear (for school PE)
The clothing students change into for physical education (体育(たいいく)) class at Japanese schools, typically a T-shirt and shorts or a tracksuit.
体育着(たいいくぎ)に着替(きが)える。
I change into my gym clothes.
体育着(たいいくぎ)を家(いえ)に忘(わす)れてきた。
I left my gym clothes at home.
体育(たいいく)の授業(じゅぎょう)の前(まえ)に、みんなで体育着(たいいくぎ)に着替(きが)えて校庭(こうてい)に集(あつ)まった。
Before PE class, we all changed into our gym clothes and gathered on the school grounds.

体育着(たいいくぎ) is the gym uniform Japanese students wear for 体育(たいいく) (physical education). The 着(ぎ) suffix (a voiced form of 着(き)) means 'clothing for ~.'

Common collocations

  • 体育着(たいいくぎ)に着替(きが)える: to change into gym clothes
  • 体育着(たいいくぎ)袋(ぶくろ): gym-clothes bag

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 体操着(たいそうぎ) (gym clothes)
Compare: 運動着(うんどうぎ) (sportswear)
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