ワンピース
Meanings
1
dress; one-piece dress
Refers to a woman's one-piece dress. Corresponds to English 'one-piece'.
from English one-piece
She was wearing a floral-patterned dress.
2
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used attributively with の for one-piece items, most commonly swimsuits. Less common than sense 1.
I bought a one-piece swimsuit.
Usage patterns
- ワンピースを着るto wear a one-piece dress
She was wearing a floral-print dress.
- ワンピースの水着a one-piece swimsuit
She bought a one-piece swimsuit.
- ワンピース姿dressed in a one-piece (appearance)
Many women were dressed in one-piece dresses at the summer festival.