Meaning

Primary

Clothes

Alternative

Clothing

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

ふく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the reading you learned with the kanji and uses the on'yomi even though it's a single word. Very strange, but convenient for you so long as you remember this exception reading word.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • お気に入りの服

    favorite clothes

    ブランドの服

    brand name clothing

    自分の服

    one's own clothes

Context Sentences

その服、かわいいね。

Those clothes are cute.

うちの母は、ラッキーカラーが赤なので、いつも赤い服をきています。

My mother's lucky color is red, so she always wears red clothes.

どれだけ持っていても服が足りないのは、なぜ?!

Why is it that I never have enough clothes no matter how many I own?!

服を全部引き出しの中に入れてください。

Put all the clothes in the drawer.

Kanji Composition