被服|ひふくhifuku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounclothing

• Synonym衣装いしょうNeutralEveryday word for clothing, also stage costumes; unlike 「被服」, which is administrative, military-supply language, as in 「被服費」.
• SynonymウェアNeutralLoanword for clothing made for a particular use, such as sports; mostly used as a suffix.
• Synonym服ふくNeutralThe most common everyday word for clothes; unlike 「被服」, it has no administrative or military-supply coloring.
• Synonym衣料いりょうNeutralGeneral term for clothing materials and garments, leaning commercial, whereas 「被服」 is administrative, military-supply language.
• Synonym着物きものNeutralMeans kimono, Japanese dress as opposed to Western clothes, but also clothes in general; unlike the administrative, military-supply 「被服」.
• Synonym衣ころもWrittenLiterary word for garments, also a monk's robe; archaic in flavor, unlike the administrative, military-supply 「被服」.
• Synonym衣類いるいNeutralThe standard general term for garments, underwear included; unlike 「被服」, it is not administrative or military-supply language.
• Synonym衣服いふくNeutralA formal word for clothes; unlike 「被服」, it is not tied to administrative or military-supply usage.
• Synonym装いよそおいNeutralDress or attire in the sense of how one is turned out; it has none of 「被服」's administrative, military-supply ring.
• Synonym着衣ちゃくいWrittenWritten-style word for the clothes a person has on, or for wearing them; unlike 「被服」, it is not administrative or military-supply language.
• Synonym装束しょうぞくNeutralA complete outfit or attire, with a classical flavor; unlike the administrative, military-supply 「被服」.
• Synonym着る物きるものCasualPlain, colloquial phrase for the things one wears; it has none of 「被服」's administrative, military-supply tone.
• SynonymアパレルNeutralLoanword for clothing and apparel goods, also the clothing industry, as in 「アパレル業界」; unlike the administrative, military-supply 「被服」.
• SynonymべべCasualBaby talk for clothes; it can also mean coming last, and has none of 「被服」's administrative, military-supply flavor.
• SynonymおべべCasualBaby talk for clothes, especially pretty or dressy ones; unlike 「被服」, it is not administrative or military-supply language.
• Related着類きるいWrittenOld-fashioned written word for clothing; unlike the administrative, military-supply 「被服」.

「被服」 is clothing in administrative, military-supply language, as in 「被服廠」. In daily speech say 「服」 or 「衣服」; for garments as a general category use 「衣類」, and for the clothing industry 「アパレル」. The other words here range from colloquial 「着る物」 and 「べべ」 to literary 「衣」 and 「着類」 — pick by context and register.

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

1. 着きるもの。