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レオタード Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レオタード

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Meanings

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leotard

A one-piece, tight-fitting garment worn by dancers, gymnasts, or for exercise.

バレエの練れん習しゅうではレオタードを着きます。

We wear leotards for ballet practice.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉がレオタードを着きるfor someone to put on/wear a leotard
体たい操そう選せん手しゅは練れん習しゅうのときレオタードを着きる。
Gymnasts wear leotards during practice.

Related words

ボディスーツ
レオタード refers specifically to the close-fitting garment worn for dance, gymnastics, or exercise, while ボディースーツ is a broader term for similar one-piece stretch garments often worn as fashion items.

Don't confuse with

タイツ
レオタード covers the torso like a swimsuit, whereas タイツ are leg-covering hosiery often worn together with a レオタード but are a distinct garment.

Counted with

着ちゃくN2
arrival at ... · counter for suits of clothing · nth place (in a race) · counter for moves (in go)

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'leotard', named after the 19th-century French acrobat Jules Léotard.