How do you say "clothes hanger" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "clothes hanger" is 洋服ハンガー (yōfukuhangā). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

洋服ハンガー is written in kanji and katakana. Romanised as yōfukuhangā, it sounds roughly like "yoh-foo-koo-hah-n-gah" to an English ear.

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Questions about 洋服ハンガー

How do you pronounce 洋服ハンガー?

洋服ハンガー is romanised as yōfukuhangā. Say it roughly like "yoh-foo-koo-hah-n-gah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 洋服ハンガー formal or casual?

洋服ハンガー is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 洋服ハンガー written in Japanese?

洋服ハンガー is written using kanji and katakana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.