one's best clothes; Sunday best; formal wear
Refers to one's finest, most formal clothing, typically worn for special occasions like ceremonies, celebrations, or important events. Often implies traditional Japanese attire, but can also refer to Western formal wear.
Many women wear gorgeous formal kimono for the Coming of Age ceremony.
He bought new formal clothes for the wedding.
晴れ着 refers to the special festive clothing itself, while 盛装 more often describes the act or state of dressing up in such fine clothes.
dressed up in fine clothes; in one's best clothes
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Variant kanji spelling, less common but still encountered.
Formed from 晴れ, a ceremonial or otherwise special occasion contrasted with ordinary daily life, and 着, “clothing.” It denotes clothes reserved for such occasions.