服
ふく
hepburn fuku
clothes
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 新しい服を買いました。I bought new clothes.
- 今日の服はきれいです。Today's outfit is nice.
Collocations
服 (fuku, clothes)洋服 (yousai, Western)和服 (wafuku)制服 (seifuku, uniform)私服 (shifuku, casual)
Mnemonic
Fuku (服) is "clothes" — B + cluster (clothing TPO and kitsuke cluster). Split: (1) youfuku (Western, daily); (2) wafuku (Japanese traditional, kimono, yukata); (3) seifuku (uniform, school, work); (4) shifuku (casual, off-duty). Japans TPO (Time-Place-Occasion) rite depth and kitsuke culture. Korean yangbok / hanbok / gyobok split and Chinese yifu / xifu / hefu split parallel; Japans TPO precision.
Quick check
Fuku 4 split?