How to say "outfit" in Japanese

• 衣装いしょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA complete outfit considered as a whole, often for a special occasion or as a costume; the closest of these words for 'outfit' in the sense of an ensemble of clothes worn together.
  ぬれた衣装いしょうが彼女かのじょの体からだにくっついていた。↗

  Wet clothes clung to her body.
• 一式いっしきCommon
  nounReally means 'a complete set' of things, as in a kit or suite; as a rendering of 'outfit' it is marginal — it suggests the full set of clothing or equipment, not an ensemble.
  用具ようぐを一式いっしき貸かしてください。↗

  Lend me a tool set please.
• 装いよそおいCommon
  nounA person's attire or way of dressing viewed as a whole; fits 'outfit' when you mean the overall look someone has put together for an occasion, rather than individual garments.
  野山のやまは春はるの装よそおいだ。↗

  Hills and fields cloaked in spring colors.
• 身支度みじたくCommon
  nounEssentially the act of getting oneself dressed and ready; 'outfit' and 'getup' appear among its glosses, but it is seldom the word you want for the clothes themselves.
• 服ふくJLPT N5approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)The general word for clothes (especially Western clothes); use it when you simply mean clothing rather than a particular coordinated outfit, for which 衣装 is the closer match.
  彼かれは濡ぬれた服ふくを火ひにあぶってかわかした。↗

  He dried his wet clothes by the fire.

Use 衣装 for a complete or special-occasion outfit, 「装い」 for one's attire or way of dressing, 服 for clothes in general, while 一式 and 身支度 are really 'a complete set' and 'getting dressed' rather than 'outfit'.

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• 衣装いしょうclothing
• 一式いっしき(complete) set
• 装いよそおいdress
• 身支度みじたくdress
• 服ふくclothes (esp. Western clothes)
• 身なりみなりdress
• 着ぎclothes
• アウトフィットoutfit
• いでたちdress
• 道具一式どうぐいっしきset of tools (implements)
• 身ごしらえみごしらえdress
• 艤装ぎそうoutfitting (of a ship)
• アンサンブルensemble (of clothes)