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パンティー (pantii) Japanese meaning: panties | Kotomora

パンティー

also: パンティ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

panties; knickers

Standard loanword for women's underpants. Used in everyday conversation and product descriptions.

新あたらしいパンティーを買かった。

I bought new panties.

このパンティーはレースがかわいい。

These panties have cute lace.

Usage patterns

パンティーを穿はくto put on/wear panties
彼かの女じょは新あたらしいパンティーを穿はいた。
She put on new panties.
パンティーを脱ぬぐto take off panties
お風ふ呂ろに入はいる前まえにパンティーを脱ぬいだ。
She took off her panties before taking a bath.

Related words

ショーツ
ショーツ is a broader term covering shorts or briefs of any kind, while パンティー specifically means women's panties.
下した着ぎN4
下着 is the general word for underwear of any kind, while パンティー refers specifically to women's panties.

Don't confuse with

パンツN4
パンツ can mean either trousers or panties depending on context, whereas パンティー unambiguously means women's panties.

Counted with

枚まいN3
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer

Word family

パンティーライン
panty lines; visible panty line
パンティーガードル
panty girdle
パンティースカート
panty skirt; pantskirt
パンティーコルセット
panty girdle; panty corset
パンティーストッキング
pantyhose; sheer tights

Written forms

パンティーUsage31%
Standard katakana spelling; the long vowel is often preserved in careful writing.
パンティUsage69%
Shortened spelling without the long vowel; common in casual writing and product names.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'panties'.