Kanji

服

服

clothing, admit, obey, discharge

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

月部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

フク

Nanori (Name Reading)

こと, はとり, もと, ゆき, よ

Common Readings

フク

Example sentences

服 ふく
デパートで新しい服を買った。

I bought new clothes at the department store.

裏 うら
この服は裏と表が逆だ。

This clothing is inside out (the back and front are reversed).

制服 せいふく
多くの日本の高校生は、毎日制服を着て学校に通います。

Many Japanese high school students wear uniforms to school every day.

私服 しふく
明日は制服がない日なので、私服で学校に行きます。

Tomorrow is a no-uniform day, so I'm going to school in my own clothes.

服装 ふくそう
彼女はいつも清潔な服装をしている。

She always wears clean clothes.

整える ととのえる
面接の前に、鏡を見て服装を整えた。

Before the interview, I looked in the mirror and adjusted my clothes.

服を着る ふくをきる
毎朝、起きたらすぐに服を着る。

I put on my clothes immediately after waking up every morning.

衣服 いふく
彼は寒いので、厚い衣服を身にまとった。

He put on thick clothes because it was cold.

洋服 ようふく
彼はいつもおしゃれな洋服を着ている。

He always wears fashionable Western clothes.

不服 ふふく
彼はその判定に不服を申し立てた。

He lodged an objection to that judgment.

Example Vocabulary

服

ふく

clothes; garment; suit

制服

せいふく

uniform; school uniform

服装

ふくそう

clothing; attire; garments; dress

服を着る

ふくをきる

to put on clothes; to dress

衣服

いふく

clothes; garments

私服

しふく

private clothes, civilian clothes

洋服

ようふく

Western-style clothes

不服

ふふく

objection; dissatisfaction; non-acceptance

克服

こくふく

conquest; overcoming; mastery

軍服

ぐんぷく

military uniform

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