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How do you say "swimsuit" in Japanese?
水着
mizugi
In Japanese, "swimsuit" is 水着 (mizugi).
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Pronunciation
Mee-zoo-gee, three syllables — 'mizu' (water) plus 'gi' (clothing) — the stress sits lightly on the first syllable.
Writing and usage
水着 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼はビーチ用の水着を詰めた。
kareha biichi you no mizugi wo tsume ta.
He packed a swimsuit for the beach.
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How to remember 水着
Mizugi literally means 'water clothes' — a swimsuit is exactly that, clothing made for water.
Related words
- raincoat レインコート reinkooto
- pajamas パジャマ pajama
- robe ローブ roobu
- apron エプロン epuron
- cufflink カフリンクス kafurinkusu
- brooch ブローチ buroochi
- anklet 足首の輪 ashikubi no wa
- cotton 綿 men
- silk シルク shiruku
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Questions about 水着
How do you pronounce 水着?
Mee-zoo-gee, three syllables — 'mizu' (water) plus 'gi' (clothing) — the stress sits lightly on the first syllable.
Is 水着 formal or casual?
水着 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 水着 written in Japanese?
水着 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as mizugi.
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