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お召し物 (おめしもの) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
clothing ; garments ; attire
polite (teineigo)
Polite noun for clothing, often used when referring to someone else's clothes or in formal contexts. The honorific prefix お and the respectful verb 召す give it a refined tone.
本ほん 日じつ の お 召め し 物もの は とても お 似に 合あ い です 。
Your attire today suits you very well.
Similar words 着き 物もの 着物 is a general term for clothing, especially traditional Japanese kimono, while お召し物 is a polite, honorific expression for clothing.
服ふく 服 is the common, neutral word for clothes; お召し物 is more formal and respectful.
Etymology Combination of the honorific prefix お, the continuative form of the honorific verb 召す (to wear, to summon), and 物 (thing). Literally 'honorable wearing thing'.
