衣い類るい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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General term for clothing items; slightly more formal than 服 (ふく) and often used in contexts like laundry, storage, or donations.

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I sorted out my clothes and donated the ones I don't need.

洗せん濯たく機きに衣い類るいを入いれすぎないでください。

Please don't put too many clothes in the washing machine.

〈物もの〉を洗あらうto wash clothing
汚よごれた衣い類るいを洗せん濯たく機きで洗あらった。
I washed the dirty clothes in the washing machine.
〈物もの〉をたたむto fold clothing
乾かわいた衣い類るいをきれいにたたんで収しゅう納のうした。
I neatly folded the dry clothes and put them away.
〈物もの〉を寄き付ふするto donate clothing
使つかわなくなった衣い類るいを寄き付ふした。
I donated clothes I no longer used.
〈物もの〉を収しゅう納のうするto store clothing
季き節せつごとに衣い類るいを収しゅう納のうする。
I store the clothing away depending on the season.

服ふくN5
服 is the most common everyday word for clothes, while 衣類 is a slightly more formal term often used in contexts like laundry, storage, or donations.
衣い服ふくN3
衣服 is an even more formal, written-style term for clothing than 衣類, often used in official or legal documents.
着き物ものN5
着物 most commonly refers to traditional Japanese kimono, whereas 衣類 is a broader, neutral term for garments of any kind.
衣い料りょう品ひん
衣類 is the general everyday term for clothing, while 衣料品 specifically frames clothing as commercial merchandise or retail goods.

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衣い料りょうN1
衣類 refers to clothing items as things to sort, wash, or store, whereas 衣料 tends to sound like merchandise or supplies.
被ひ服ふく
衣類 is a neutral, slightly formal collective term for clothing used in retail or laundry contexts, while 被服 carries a more official or institutional tone.

衣い料りょうN1
衣料 refers to clothing as a category of goods or materials (often in business or industry contexts), while 衣類 refers to actual garments people own or use.

Compound of 衣 (い, 'clothing') and 類 (るい, 'type' or 'category'), literally meaning 'clothing category'.