Translation guide
A fedora is a specific style of hat with a soft brim and indented crown. In Japanese, it is usually referred to by the loanword フェドーラ or the more general term 中折れ帽.
Referring to the fedora as a fashion item or accessory.
The direct loanword from English, commonly understood in fashion contexts.
彼はフェドーラをかぶっている。
He is wearing a fedora.
The traditional Japanese term for a fedora, literally 'center-creased hat'. More common in older or formal contexts.
A broader term for soft felt hats, which includes fedoras. Less specific.
祖父はいつも中折れ帽をかぶっていた。
My grandfather always wore a fedora.
あの店では様々なソフト帽を売っている。
That shop sells various soft hats.