かりゆしウェア

also: かりゆしうえあ

Meanings

kariyushi shirt; Okinawan dress shirt

A short-sleeved, open-collar shirt from Okinawa, similar to an aloha shirt, often worn in formal and business settings during summer.

沖おき縄なわの夏なつの公こう式しき行ぎょう事じでは、かりゆしウェアがよく着きられている。
At formal summer events in Okinawa, kariyushi shirts are often worn.
彼かれはかりゆしウェアを着きて会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended the meeting wearing a kariyushi shirt.

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Usage patterns

かりゆしウェアを着きるto wear a kariyushi shirt
夏なつの間あいだ、県けん庁ちょうの職しょく員いんはかりゆしウェアを着きて仕し事ごとをする。
During the summer, prefectural office staff work wearing kariyushi shirts.
かりゆしウェアで〈場ば所しょ〉に行いくto go to a place wearing a kariyushi shirt
かりゆしウェアで会かい議ぎに行いくのは沖おき縄なわでは普ふ通つうのことだ。
Going to a meeting in a kariyushi shirt is normal in Okinawa.

Related words

アロハシャツ
アロハシャツ is the Hawaiian aloha shirt, while かりゆしウェア is its Okinawan counterpart, generally seen as more formal and acceptable for business wear.

Counted with

着ちゃくN2
For garments counted as outfits — suits, coats, dresses; thin tops are more often 枚.
枚まいN3
Although 着 is the natural counter for this clothing item, 枚 can also be used when thinking of it as a flat piece of fabric.

Built from

かりゆし+ウェア

Written forms

かりゆしウェア
Standard spelling; ウェア is the usual katakana rendering of 'wear' in this context.
かりゆしウエア
Variant spelling using ウエア; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

From Okinawan 'kariyushi' (meaning 'harmony' or 'happiness') and English 'wear'. The term was coined in Okinawa to promote local textile and fashion industries.