How to say "shirt" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers 'shirt' in the undergarment sense — an undershirt or singlet worn under other clothes. As the common word for this, it is the natural choice when English 'shirt' means an undergarment.
- 襯衣しんいnounA less common word that essentially means 'underwear'; it can also mean a shirt worn as an undergarment. For 'shirt', though, it is seldom the word you want — シャツ is the common choice.
For 'shirt' in the undergarment sense, 「シャツ」 is the common word for an undershirt or singlet; 襯衣 is a less common word for underwear, and for 'shirt' it is seldom the word you want.
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