Every clothes word on the JLPT lists with its reading and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Japanese.
Clothing words in Japanese: what you wear from head to foot, accessories, and the verbs for putting them on, as they appear on the JLPT vocabulary lists with readings and meanings.
In Lock&Learn Japanese these words sit in their level packs (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3, JLPT N2 and more), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence. JLPT N5 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ไธ็ | ใใใ | coat or jacket | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใไธ็ใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใใI bought a new jacket. |
| ใใฐใ | bag | JLPT N5 | ใใฎใใฐใใฏ็งใฎใงใใใใฎใใฐใใฏใใใใฎใใฎใงใใThat bag is mine. | |
| ใใถใ | put on head | JLPT N5 | ๅธฝๅญใใใถใใใผใใใใใถใใI wear a hat. | |
| ็ใ | ใใ | to wear clothes | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใๆใ็ใพใใใใใใใใตใใใใพใใI will wear new clothes. |
| ้ด | ใใค | shoes | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใ้ดใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใพใใใI bought new shoes. |
| ้ดไธ | ใใคใใ | socks | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใ้ดไธใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใคใใใใใใพใใI will buy new socks. |
| ใณใผใ | outer coat | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใณใผใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใผใจใใใใพใใI will buy a new coat. | |
| ็ท ใใ | ใใใ | to tie or fasten | JLPT N5 | ใใฏใฟใคใ็ท ใใพใใใญใใใใใใใพใใI tie my necktie. |
| ใทใฃใ | shirt | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใทใฃใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใพใใใI bought a new shirt. | |
| ในใซใผใ | skirt | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใในใซใผใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใใผใจใใใใพใใใI bought a new skirt. | |
| ใบใใณ | trousers | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใบใใณใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใผใใใใใพใใใI bought new trousers. | |
| ใปใผใฟใผ | knitted sweater | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใปใผใฟใผใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใปใผใฟใผใใใใพใใใI bought a new sweater. | |
| ่ๅบ | ใใณใ | men's business suit | JLPT N5 | ็ถใฏๆฐใใ่ๅบใ่ฒทใใพใใใใกใกใฏใใใใใใใณใใใใใพใใใMy father bought a new business suit. |
| ่ฑใ | ใฌใ | take off clothes | JLPT N5 | ๅฎถใงๆใ่ฑใใพใใใใกใงใตใใใฌใใพใใI take off my clothes at home. |
| ใใฏใฟใค | necktie | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใใฏใฟใคใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใญใใใใใใใพใใใI bought a new necktie. | |
| ใฏใ | to wear on legs | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใ้ดใใฏใใพใใใใใใใใใคใใฏใใพใI will wear my new shoes. | |
| ใใณใซใ | handkerchief | JLPT N5 | ใใฐใใซใใณใซใใๅ ฅใใพใใใใใฐใใซ ใฏใใใกใ ใใใพใใใI put a handkerchief in my bag. | |
| ๆ | ใตใ | clothes | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใๆใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใตใใใใใพใใใI bought new clothes. |
| ๅธฝๅญ | ใผใใ | hat or cap | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใๅธฝๅญใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใผใใใใใใพใใใI bought a new hat. |
| ใใฑใใ | JLPT N5 | ใใฑใใใซ้ตใๅ ฅใใพใใใใฝใใฃใจใซใใใใใใพใใใI put the key in my pocket. | ||
| ใใฟใณ | clothing button | JLPT N5 | ใทใฃใใฎใใฟใณใๅคใใพใใใใใใคใฎใผใใใใฏใใใพใใใThe button on my shirt came undone. | |
| ็ผ้ก | ใใใญ | eyeglasses | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใ็ผ้กใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใใญใใใใพใใใI bought new eyeglasses. |
| ๆดๆ | ใใใตใ | western style clothes | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใๆดๆใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใตใใใใใพใใI will buy new western-style clothes. |
| ใฏใคใทใฃใ | business shirt | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใฏใคใทใฃใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใพใใI will buy a new business shirt. | |
| ๆ่ข | ใฆใถใใ | glove or gloves | JLPT N4 | |
| ็็ฉ | ใใใฎ | traditional Japanese clothing | JLPT N4 | |
| ใตใณใใซ | sandal | JLPT N4 | ||
| ไธ็ | ใใใ | underwear | JLPT N4 | |
| ในใผใ | business suit | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๆ่ผช | ใใณใ | ring | JLPT N4 | |
| ใขใฏใปใตใชใผ | jewelry or accessory | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๆจ็ถฟ | ใใใ | cotton | JLPT N4 | |
| ใธใผใณใบ | denim pants | JLPT N3 | ||
| ่กฃๆ | ใใตใ | one's clothes | JLPT N3 | |
| ่กฃๆ | ใใใใ | clothing | JLPT N3 | |
| ่ถณ่ข | ใใณ | tabi socks | JLPT N3 | |
| ใใฌใน | dress | JLPT N3 | ||
| ๆ่ฃ | ใตใใใ | clothes | JLPT N3 | |
| ใใซใ | belt | JLPT N3 | ||
| ใซใฉใผ | collar (clothing) | JLPT N2 | ||
| ็ๆฟใ | ใใใ | changing one's clothes | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ๆฟใใ | ใใใใ | to change clothes | JLPT N2 | |
| ็ใใ | ใใใ | dress someone else | JLPT N2 | |
| ในใซใผใ | a scarf | JLPT N2 | ||
| ใใใฏใฌใน | standard neck jewelry | JLPT N2 | ||
| ่็ | ใฏใ ใ | underwear | JLPT N2 | |
| ใใใฉใผ | winter scarf | JLPT N2 | ||
| ๅๆ | ใใตใ | traditional japanese clothes | JLPT N2 | |
| ใฏใณใใผใน | one-piece dress | JLPT N2 | ||
| ใธใผใใณ | pair of jeans | JLPT N1 | ||
| ่กฃ้ก | ใใใ | clothing or garments | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ฅ | ใใ | shirt collar | JLPT N1 | |
| ็้ฃพใ | ใใใใ | to dress up | JLPT N1 | |
| ่ปๆ | ใใใทใ | military uniform | JLPT N1 | |
| ้จๅ ท | ใใพใ | rain gear | JLPT N1 | |
| ่กฃ่ฃ | ใใใใ | clothing or costume | JLPT N1 | |
| ในใฉใใฏใน | trousers or slacks | JLPT N1 | ||
| ๅถๆ | ใใใตใ | company or school uniform | JLPT N1 | |
| ใฝใใฏใน | socks | JLPT N1 | ||
| ไป็ซใฆใ | ใใใฆใ | to tailor (clothing) | JLPT N1 | |
| ใธใฃใณใใผ | casual jacket | JLPT N1 | ||
| ใฆใใใฉใผใ | uniform (sporting or working) | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 62 clothing words below come from the JLPT vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings. Japanese often uses different verbs for wearing different kinds of clothing, so the verbs are listed too.
24 from JLPT N5, 8 from JLPT N4, 7 from JLPT N3, 10 from JLPT N2, 13 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.