wearing only a loincloth; nothing but a loincloth
Describes a state of wearing nothing except a traditional Japanese loincloth (fundoshi). Often used in contexts like festivals, sumo, or comical situations.
At the festival, the men carry the portable shrine wearing only loincloths.
He jumped into the river wearing nothing but a loincloth.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; 褌 is a less common kanji for ふんどし.
Compound of ふんどし (fundoshi, 'loincloth') + 一丁 (itchō, counter for items, here emphasizing 'one item' or 'alone').