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洋服

ようふく

Western clothes

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Examples

  1. 洋服を着ます。

    ようふくをきます。

    I wear Western clothes.

  2. 私は洋服が好きです。

    わたしはようふくがすきです。

    I like Western clothes.

  3. デパートで洋服を買いました。

    デパートでようふくをかいました。

    I bought clothes at the department store.

Common patterns

洋服を着る
wear Western clothes
洋服を買う
buy clothes
洋服屋
clothes shop

Often confused with

Memory tip

洋 means 'Western/ocean', so 洋服 is 'Western clothes' — the opposite of 和服, Japanese-style clothes.

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