How to say "bracelet" in Japanese

• ブレスレットCommon
  nounThe common loanword for a bracelet — a decorative band or chain worn on the wrist as jewelry — and the default choice in most everyday contexts.
  このブレスレットはあれよりも高価こうかだ。↗

  This bracelet is more expensive than that one.
• ブレス
  nounA shortened form of ブレスレット for the same wrist accessory. As it is less common, ブレスレット is normally the safer choice when you mean the jewelry.
• 腕輪うでわ
  nounThe native word for a band or ring worn around the wrist; it also covers 'bangle', so it suits rigid, hoop-like bands, though it is less common than ブレスレット.
• 腕飾りうでかざり
  nounA general, descriptive term for ornaments worn on the arm or wrist, covering 'armlet' as well as 'bracelet'. For an ordinary piece of wrist jewelry, ブレスレット remains the usual choice.
• 腕貫うでぬき
  nounSeldom the word you want for 'bracelet'. 腕貫 is really an arm guard — the protector an archer wears on the forearm — and only marginally a term for a wrist band.

For an ordinary wrist bracelet use 「ブレスレット」; 「ブレス」 is just its shortened form, 腕輪 covers bangle-like bands, 「腕飾り」 means arm ornaments generally, and 腕貫 is really an archer's arm guard.

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• ブレスレットbracelet
• ブレスbracelet
• 腕輪うでわbracelet
• 腕飾りうでかざりarmlet
• 腕貫うでぬきbracelet
• バンドband (material)