noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ordinary clothes; plain clothes; casual wear
Clothes worn instead of a uniform, especially in contrast with 制服. Used as a noun and in の-modifying phrases such as 私服の学生.
See also: 制服
Please come in ordinary clothes tomorrow, not in uniform.
That high school allows students to come to school in their own clothes.
Abbreviation of 私服刑事 or 私服警官. Used in police, crime-reporting, or fiction contexts for an officer not wearing a uniform.
See also: 私服刑事
A plainclothes officer tailed the suspect.
On days off, I often go out in plain clothes.
After club activities finished, I changed into plain clothes and went home.
The students were surprised to see their teacher dressed in plain clothes.
私服 is often used as a shortened, informal way to say 私服刑事, which spells out explicitly that the person is a plainclothes detective.
私服 is clothing worn instead of a required uniform, while 制服 is the uniform itself.
私服 means one's own plain clothes, the opposite of wearing a ユニフォーム issued by a team or organization.
私服 means everyday casual clothes, contrasting with スーツ, which is formal business attire.
私服 means civilian/plain clothes, the direct opposite of wearing an official 軍服.
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A Sino-Japanese compound of 私, associated with private or personal matters, and 服, clothing. The spelling transparently contrasts with 制服, a uniform.