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ストッキング (sutokkingu) Japanese meaning: stockings | Kotomora
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It was cold, so I wore stockings under my skirt.
In job hunting, skin-colored stockings are preferred.
Usage patterns ストッキングを 履は く to put on stockings
I put on black stockings before going to work.
ストッキングが 伝でん 線せん する for stockings to get a run/tear
I was in a hurry and my stockings got a run.
ストッキングを 脱ぬ ぐ to take off stockings
As soon as I got home, I took off my stockings.
Related words タイツ are thicker, usually opaque leggings, while ストッキング are typically sheer, delicate stockings or pantyhose.
靴下 is the general word for socks of any length, while ストッキング specifically means women's sheer stockings or pantyhose.
パンスト is a casual, everyday abbreviation for パンティーストッキング, while ストッキング is the more neutral, full term.
Don't confuse with ストッキング means stockings (the clothing item), while ストック refers to a supply, stock, or broth, despite the similar sound.
Etymology Loanword from English 'stockings', borrowed in the early to mid-20th century as Western-style hosiery became common in Japan.