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コギャル (こぎゃる, kogyaru) Japanese meaning: kogyaru | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字
Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words ギャル ギャル is a broader term for young women following trendy, often flashy fashion, while コギャル specifically refers to the 1990s high school girl subculture with miniskirts, loose socks, and dark tans.
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In the 90s, there were many kogyaru in Shibuya.
Kogyaru fashion was a huge trend among high school girls at the time.
ギャル
Written forms コギャル
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this slang term; usually written in kana.
子こ ギャル
Kanji-kana mixed form; less common than the katakana spelling.
こギャル
Hiragana-katakana mixed form; rarely used in practice.
Etymology The formation is disputed; leading explanations analyze it as 子, “young person,” plus ギャル, or as a shortening of 高校生ギャル, “high-school gal.”
