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仕立て下ろし (したておろし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仕し立たて下おろし

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Meanings

1

noun

brand new clothes; newly made clothes

Refers to clothes that have just been made or tailored and are being worn for the first time. Often implies a sense of freshness or special occasion.

今日きょうは仕し立たて下おろしのスーツを着きて面めん接せつに行いった。
Today I went to the interview wearing a brand new suit.
仕し立たて下おろしの着

き

物もの

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成せい

人じん

式しき

に

出しゅっ

席せき

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た

。

I attended the coming-of-age ceremony in a newly tailored kimono.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official
立stand up, rise, set up
下below, down, descend

Similar words

新しん品ぴん
新品 is a general term for any brand new item, not limited to clothes. 仕立て下ろし specifically refers to clothes that have just been made or tailored.
おろしたて
おろしたて also means brand new and is often used for clothes, but it can apply to other items like shoes or bags. 仕立て下ろし emphasizes the tailoring aspect.

Etymology

Compound of 仕立て (tailoring, making clothes) and 下ろし (from 下ろす, here meaning to wear something for the first time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with newly tailored garments.