服
ふく
clothes
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Examples
新しい服を買います。
あたらしいふくをかいます。
I will buy new clothes.
この服は安いです。
このふくはやすいです。
These clothes are cheap.
土曜日に服を洗います。
どようびにふくをあらいます。
I wash my clothes on Saturday.
Common patterns
- 服を買う
- buy clothes
- 服を着る
- put on clothes
- 新しい服
- new clothes
Often confused with
Memory tip
服 is the general word for clothes; 洋服 specifically means Western-style clothes as opposed to 和服 (kimono).
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What does 服 mean?