一いっ張ちょう羅ら

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Meanings

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noun

one's best clothes; one's only good outfit; Sunday best

Refers to the one special outfit a person owns for important occasions, often implying it is the only presentable set of clothes. Can be used humorously or self-deprecatingly.

同どう窓そう会かいに一いっ張ちょう羅らのスーツを着きて行

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I wore my best suit to the class reunion.

彼かれの一いっ張ちょう羅らは、就しゅう職しょく活かつ動どうのときに買かったリクルートスーツだけだ。

His only good clothes are the recruit suit he bought for job hunting.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
羅gauze, thin silk, Rome
帳notebook, account book, album
丁street, ward, town

Related words

晴はれ着ぎ
晴れ着 refers to formal wear for celebrations like weddings or New Year's, while 一張羅 emphasizes it is the only good outfit one owns, regardless of formality.

Built from

一いっ張ちょう+羅ら

Written forms

一いっ張ちょう羅らUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling.
いっちょうらUsage5%
一いっ帳ちょう羅ら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
一いっ丁ちょう羅ら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. 一張羅 literally combines 一 (one), 張 (stretch/spread), and 羅 (thin silk/gauze), possibly referring to a single spread-out piece of fine clothing. The spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.