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アパレル Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アパレル

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Meanings

1

apparel; clothing

Commonly used in the fashion industry and business contexts to refer to clothing, especially as a product category.

彼かの女じょはアパレル業ぎょう界かいで働はたらいている。

Usage patterns

アパレル業ぎょう界かいで働はたらくto work in the apparel industry
彼かの女じょはアパレル業ぎょう界かいで働はたらいている。
She works in the apparel industry.

Related words

衣い料りょうN1
衣料 is the general Japanese term for clothing/garments used in everyday and formal contexts, while アパレル is a loanword favored in fashion-industry and business settings.
服ふくN5
服 is the plain, everyday word for clothes that anyone wears, whereas アパレル sounds more trendy and is used to talk about clothing as a business or product category.
衣い服ふくN3
衣服 is a slightly formal, neutral term for garments used in official or written contexts, while アパレル carries a fashion-industry, marketing connotation.

She works in the apparel industry.

このブランドは高こう品ひん質しつなアパレルを提てい供きょうしている。

This brand offers high-quality apparel.

アパレルを扱あつかう

to deal in / sell apparel

この会かい社しゃはアパレルを扱あつかっている。

This company deals in apparel.

Word family

アパレルメーカー
apparel maker; clothing manufacturer
アパレル産さん業ぎょう
apparel industry; apparel business
アパレルショップ
clothing store; apparel shop
アパレルブランド
apparel brand; clothing brand

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'apparel'.