ブルマ

noun

bloomers

Refers to the original loose-fitting undergarment or exercise wear from the 19th–early 20th century. In modern Japanese, this sense is mostly historical or used in reference to vintage clothing.

• 19世せい紀きの女じょ性せいは運うん動どうのときにブルマをはいていた。

  Women in the 19th century wore bloomers for exercise.

noun

girls' gym shorts; bloomers

In modern Japanese, ブルマ almost always refers to the tight, dark-blue shorts worn by schoolgirls during physical education class. This usage is distinct from the historical bloomers.

• 体たい育いくの授じゅ業ぎょうでブルマをはく。

  I wear gym shorts in PE class.

• 小しょう学がく生せいのとき、ブルマで運うん動どう会かいに出でた。

  When I was in elementary school, I participated in the sports day in gym shorts.