Meaning

Primary

Underwear

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The things you wear below your other clothes. That is your underwear. You do wear underwear, right?

Reading

したぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this one is all kun'yomi vocab reading, but you should know these by now. 着 uses the reading you learned with 着る, but this word employs that pesky rendaku, so remember that き becomes ぎ here.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 下着の色

    underwear color

    下着のサイズ

    underwear size

    下着の選び方

    how to choose underwear

Context Sentences

下着売り場はあちらです。

The underwear section is over there.

最近は、私は下着はネットで注文することが多いです。

Lately, I often order underwear online.

おおっ、それって勝負下着?かっこいいね!

Oh, is that your special underwear? Looks cool!

Kanji Composition