ジャージー

also: ジャージ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

Refers to the knitted fabric itself, not a garment. Often used in compound terms like ジャージー素材.

noun

jersey; sports uniform top

clothing

A shirt worn as part of a sports uniform, often with a number and team name.

noun

sweatsuit; tracksuit

clothing

A casual matching top and bottom set, often worn for exercise or lounging. In Japanese, ジャージー commonly refers to the whole suit.

noun

A breed of dairy cattle. Rare in everyday conversation; mostly encountered in agricultural contexts.

ジャージー種しゅは乳にゅう脂し肪ぼう分ぶんの高たかい牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを出だす。
Jersey cattle produce milk with high butterfat content.

ジャージーUsage22%
Standard katakana spelling; the most common form in modern Japanese.
ジャージUsage78%
Common clipped form, especially in casual contexts.

トレーナー
トレーナー is a sweatshirt or hoodie, while ジャージー often implies a full tracksuit or the fabric itself.
ユニフォーム
ユニフォーム is a general term for any uniform; ジャージー specifically refers to a sports jersey top or a tracksuit.

Borrowed from English 'jersey', originally referring to the fabric from the Channel Island of Jersey. The clipped form ジャージ is a Japanese shortening.