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. uses the reading you learned with 着る, but this word employs that pesky rendaku, so remember that becomes here.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 下着がぬれる

    the underwear gets wet

    下着が見える

    can see someone's underwear

    下着がよごれる

    the underwear gets dirty

Context Sentences

今日はコウイチは勝負下着をはいている。

Koichi is wearing special boxers today.

全ての下着の注文ひんを、き日通りに発送しないといけません。

We must ship all of the underwear orders on time.

どの下着が欲しい?植物柄?それともアニマル柄?好きなものを選んでいいよ。

Which underwear do you want? The plant or animal patterned ones? Pick whichever one you like.

Kanji Composition