How to say "robe" in Japanese

• ローブ
  nounThe loanword for a robe: a long, loose outer garment worn over the body. Less common, but the straightforward choice when you simply mean the garment itself.
  ローブをなおしなさい。↗

  Pull your robe together.
• 職服しょくふく
  nounA less common word for professional dress — a uniform or attire worn in one's line of work. Its 'robe' sense is limited to occupational garments, so for everyday robes it is seldom what you want.
• 衣ころもCommon
  nounA common, general word for a garment; in its 'gown/robe' sense it refers to a loose outer garment. It is broad — it can mean clothing in general — so ローブ is clearer for a specific robe.
  衣ころもばかりで和尚おしょうはできぬ。↗

  The robes do not make the monk.

Use 「ローブ」 for a robe as a garment, 職服 only when the robe is professional attire such as a uniform, and 衣 as a broad, general word for a garment.

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• ローブrobe
• 職服しょくふくuniform (for a profession)
• 衣ころもgown