服ふく

noun, noun, used as a suffix

clothes; clothing; outfit

General term for clothes, especially Western-style clothing. Also used as a suffix in compounds like 子供服 (children's clothing).

• 新あたらしい服ふくを買かいに行いった。

  I went to buy new clothes.

• この店みせは婦ふ人じん服ふくを扱あつかっている。

  This store carries women's clothing.

counter

counter for doses, puffs, gulps

Used as a counter for doses of medicine, puffs of a cigarette, gulps of tea, etc. Often written in kana as ふく in this sense.

• この薬くすりは一いち日にちに三さん服ぷく飲のんでください。

  Please take this medicine three times a day.

• タバコを一いっ服ぷく吸すった。

  I had a puff of a cigarette.