衣類|いるいirui[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounclothes; clothing; garments
   男性だんせい用ようの衣類いるいはゆったりしている。↗

   Men's clothing is loose fitting.

• Synonym衣装いしょうNeutralCostumes or dressy outfits, as in 「花嫁衣装」 and 「舞台衣装」. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term for all garments, down to underwear and socks.
• Synonym服ふくNeutralThe everyday word for clothes and the usual choice in speech. 「衣類」 reads as a collective category, as in 「衣類乾燥機」.
• Synonym着物きものNeutralMeans kimono, though it can also mean clothes in general. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term for garments of any kind.
• Synonym衣ころもWrittenWritten and elegant: garments, or a monk's robes. 「衣類」 is the ordinary umbrella term.
• Synonym衣服いふくNeutralAlso means clothes, but leans formal and written. 「衣類」 stresses garments as a single category.
• Synonym被服ひふくWrittenWritten style for garments in general, common in fields like clothing science. 「衣類」 is the everyday umbrella term.
• Synonym着衣ちゃくいWrittenWritten: the clothes one has on, or the act of wearing them, as in 「着衣のまま」. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term for garments.
• SynonymウェアNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds like 「スポーツウェア」. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term.
• Synonym着る物きるものCasualColloquial for the things one wears. 「衣類」 is a more written, collective term.
• Synonymお召し物おめしものFormalAn honorific for someone else's clothes. 「衣類」 is the neutral umbrella term.
• RelatedウェアNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds like 「スポーツウェア」. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term.
• Related装いよそおいWrittenWritten: the way one is dressed or turned out. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term for the garments themselves.
• Related装束しょうぞくWrittenAttire for particular occasions, such as ceremonial dress. 「衣類」 is the umbrella term for garments.
• Related着類きるいWrittenWritten and rare; for clothing in everyday use, say 「衣類」.
• RelatedアパレルNeutralA loanword for apparel and clothing products, and by extension the fashion industry, as in 「アパレル業界」. 「衣類」 is the ordinary umbrella term.
• RelatedべべCasualBaby talk for clothes; it also has a vulgar slang sense, so take care with it.
• RelatedおべべCasualBaby talk for clothes, affectionate and mostly used when speaking to children. 「衣類」 is the formal umbrella term.

Use 「衣類」 for garments as a general category, including underwear and socks. In everyday speech say 「服」. Pick 「衣装」 for costumes or dressy outfits, 「アパレル」 for clothing products or the fashion industry, and 「お召し物」 as an honorific. For written or formal prose, 「衣服」, 「被服」 and 「着衣」 are available; 「着る物」 and 「おべべ」 are colloquial.

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1. 着きるものの総称そうしょう。下着したぎ、靴下くつしたなども含ふくむ。