下したばき

Similar words

• パンツ

  A more casual and common loanword for underpants, often used in everyday speech. 下ばき is slightly more formal or traditional.

• 下した着ぎ

  General term for underwear, including both upper and lower body garments. 下ばき specifically refers to lower-body underwear.

Etymology

Compound of 下 (した, 'lower') + 履き (はき, 'wearing on the lower body'), from the verb 履く (はく, 'to wear on the lower body'). The spelling 下ばき is a common okurigana representation.