Translation guide
An ornamental shoulder piece on a uniform, often indicating rank.
The decorative shoulder piece on military, police, or ceremonial uniforms, often showing rank.
Standard term for a shoulder board or epaulet, especially in military or police contexts.
His epaulets had three stars on them.
Loanword from English, used in fashion or when referring to Western-style epaulets specifically.
Literally 'shoulder decoration'; a broader term that can include epaulets but is less specific and more decorative in nuance.
このジャケットにはエポレットが付いている。
This jacket has epaulets.
The honor guard's uniform had gold epaulets.