装束|しょうぞくshouzoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncostume; dress; attire

• Synonym衣装いしょうNeutralEveryday word for clothing, also stage and performance costume; 「装束」 leans classical — formal dress or a full outfit for a specific occasion.
• SynonymコスチュームNeutralLoanword for stage costume or role-play outfits; carries a performance or cosplay flavor.
• Synonym着衣ちゃくいWrittenWritten word for the clothes one has on, or the act of wearing them; typical of news reports, not classical dress.
• Synonym被服ひふくWrittenWritten term for clothing, as in 「被服費」; bureaucratic or military-supply flavor.
• Synonym装いよそおいNeutralDress or attire with an aesthetic nuance; also how a place looks, as in 「街の装い」 — broader and more figurative than 「装束」.
• RelatedウェアNeutralLoanword for clothing for a particular purpose, e.g. 「スポーツウェア」; usually attached as a suffix.
• Related着物きものNeutralKimono, but can also mean clothes in general; in modern usage it mostly refers to traditional Japanese dress.
• Related衣ころもWrittenWritten and archaic-elegant; covers garments, monk's robes, even a tempura batter coating — more polysemous than 「装束」.
• Related衣類いるいNeutralUmbrella term for clothing items, underwear and socks included; names the category, not an outfit worn for an occasion.
• Related衣服いふくNeutralFormal, somewhat written word for clothes; a neutral description, without the classical color of 「装束」.
• Relatedお召し物おめしものFormalHonorific for the clothes another person wears; formal and respectful, used to compliment someone's attire.
• Related着る物きるものCasualColloquial and plain, for the things one wears; everyday speech, not the classical flavor of 「装束」.
• RelatedアパレルNeutralLoanword for clothing as produced and sold by the fashion industry; a commercial, trade-oriented term rather than a word for an outfit someone has on.
• RelatedべべCasualBaby talk for clothes; also means last place — childish slang that cannot stand in for 「装束」.
• RelatedおべべCasualBaby talk for pretty or nice clothes; colloquial and affectionate, used of everyday dress rather than formal 「装束」.
• Antonym裸はだかNeutralAntonym: nakedness, the bare body; the opposite of being fully dressed in a 「装束」.

Use 「装束」 for a complete outfit worn on a specific occasion, with a classical flavor, as in 「白装束」 and 「平安装束」. For everyday clothes say 「服」 or 「衣服」; for stage costume 「衣装」 or 「コスチューム」; to honor someone's attire, 「お召し物」.

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

1. 身支度みじたく。
2. 衣類いるい。衣装いしょう。
3. 室内しつないや庭にわなどをしつらえること。