How to say clothes in Japanese

ふくfuku

noun / suffix noun:

  • clothes (esp. Western clothes)

suffix / counter:

  • counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc. 一服

Example Sentences

fukuwo買いkaini行くikutokinofukugaないnai
I don't have any clothes for when I go clothes shopping.
fuku汚れるyogoreruでしょdesho」「それsorehaノープロブレムNOOPUROBUREMUもともとmotomotoあんまりanmari綺麗kireiじゃないjanaishi
"You'll get your clothes dirty." "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."
洋服youfukuwo定期的にteikitekini買うkau余裕yoyuuhaありませんarimasen
I don't earn enough money to buy clothes regularly.
洋服youfukuha和服wafukuよりyori働きhatarakiやすいyasui
Western clothes are easier to work in than Japanese clothes.
洋服youfukuniお金okanewo全部zenbu使ってtsukatteしまわないshimawanaiくらいkuraino分別funbetsuwo持つmotsuべきbekida
You should know better than to spend all your money on clothes.

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