セーラー服

Japanese

Kanji in this term
服
ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

セーラー (sērā, “sailor”) +‎ 服 (-fuku, “clothes”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) セーラ​ーふく [sèéráꜜà fùkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːɾa̠ː ɸɯ̟̊ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

セーラー服 (hiragana and katakana セーラーふく, rōmaji sērā-fuku)

  1. (literally) sailor uniform
  2. uniform for middle or high schoolgirls, typically with a pleated skirt, and a top inspired by sailor uniform
    • 2004 July 20 [Sep 22 2003], Takeuchi, Naoko, “Actアクト 1ワン　うさぎ　SAILORMOONセーラー　ムーン [Act 1: Usagi: SAILOR MOON]”, in 美少女戦士Pretty GuardianセーラームーンSAILORMOON [Pretty Guardian SAILOR MOON], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), 5th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 37:
      ———愛 (あい)と正 (せい)義 (ぎ)のセーラー服 (ふく)美 (び)少 (しょう)女 (じょ)戦 (せん)士 (し)！セーラー☆☾ムーンよ！
      ———Ai to seigi no sērā-fuku bishōjo senshi! Sērā☆☾Mūn yo!
      ———Pretty warrior of love and justice in sailor uniform! Sailor☆☾Moon is here!
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