Meaning

Primary

Leather Jacket

Word Type

noun

Explanation

is leather and ジャン is short for ジャンパー (Jumper, like a jacket). So, put those together and you have a leather jacket.

This word is getting somewhat outdated. The trendier term now is レザージャケット.

Reading

かわじゃん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
かわジャン
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the vocab word , because this word is like two separate words put together (so it's treated as single words too, giving it that reading).

Context

Context Sentences

お洒落大好き人間にアドバイスされたってだけで、あんな高い革ジャンは買うわけないじゃん。

I’m not buying such an expensive leather jacket just because a fashionista told me to.

Kanji Composition