garment, clothes, dressing

About this kanji

The kanji 衣 (i or e) primarily means "garment" or "clothes." It is mostly used as a noun, relating to various types of clothing. Some common compounds include 衣装 (いしょう, ishō), which means "costume" or "outfit"; 衣服 (いふく, ifuku), translating to "clothes"; and 着衣 (ちゃくい, chakui), meaning "the clothes one is wearing." A useful note is that this kanji often appears in contexts related to fashion or dressing, highlighting its importance in everyday life, especially in cultural expressions and ceremonies.

Example sentences

• 衣服は文化を反映する。

  Clothing reflects culture.

Meanings across languages

English

garment, clothes, dressing

Tiếng Việt

áo quần

日本語

衣服

한국어

옷

中文

衣服

id

pakaian

th

เสื้อผ้า

es

ropa

fr

vêtement

de

Kleidung

pt

roupa

Common compounds

• 衣装いしょうclothing, costume, outfit
• 衣料いりょうclothing
• 衣服いふくclothes
• 着衣ちゃくいclothes (that one is wearing), wearing clothes
• 白衣はくいwhite clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
• 黒衣こくいblack clothes
• 浴衣ゆかたyukata, light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
• 脱衣だついundressing, taking off one's clothes, stripping