下着

• 読み: したぎ
• ローマ字: shitagi
• 漢字の分解: 下 (ka/ge/shita) — under, below; 着 (chaku/ki/gi) — wear, clothing
• 発音: /ɕi.ta.ɡi/

意味

Underwear; undergarments. Clothing worn under outer garments.

A general term covering all types of underwear for both men and women. Composed of 下 (shita, under/below) and 着 (gi, wearing/clothing). In stores, the underwear section is typically labelled 下着売り場 (shitagi uriba).

例文

1. 旅行の前に新しい下着を買った。
2. 下着は毎日洗濯します。
3. この店は下着の種類が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, shopping, laundry

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 下 (shita, under/below) and 着 (gi, clothing/wear). Literally 'under-clothing,' a straightforward descriptive compound.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal