How to say "fashionable" in Japanese

• おしゃれJLPT N2approx.Common
  na-adjectiveCovers the 'stylish, chic' sense: a person, outfit, or place that looks smart and tasteful. Use it when fashionable means attractive and well put-together.
  彼女かのじょはオシャレだ。↗

  She's fashionable.
• ポップCommon
  na-adjective, nounReally the loanword for 'pop' — pop music, or a bright, pop-art look. Its 'fashionable' gloss is secondary, so it is seldom the word you want to say that someone or something is fashionable.
  あなたはポップソングが好すきではないのですね？↗

  You don't like pop songs, do you?
• ファッショナブルCommon
  na-adjectiveThe direct loanword for 'fashionable' itself: clothes, people, or places that are in line with current fashion. When you want the plain sense of fashionable rather than a nuance word, this is the natural pick.
• 目抜きめぬきCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers places, not people or clothes: the principal, busiest street or area of a town, where 'fashionable' means a lively main street. It will not work for calling an outfit or person fashionable.

Use 「おしゃれ」 for stylish, chic people and things, 「ファッショナブル」 for the plain sense of being in fashion, 「ポップ」 only for 'pop' music and design, and 「目抜き」 for busy main streets rather than clothes.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• おしゃれstylish
• ポップpop
• ファッショナブルfashionable
• 目抜きめぬきprincipal
• オシャンティーfashionable
• 今めかしいいまめかしいfashionable
• おされfashionable
• ハイカラstylish
• シャレオツstylish
• 洒落たしゃれたstylish
• イケてるcool