also: そうぞく · そうずく
Refers to a set of clothing, often traditional or ceremonial, such as a kimono ensemble, court dress, or theatrical costume. Can also be used more broadly for any coordinated outfit.
The bride was dressed in a white costume.
At the festival, everyone is wearing colorful attire.
white clothing; white robes
black clothes; black outfit
burial clothes; funeral garments; clothes for the dead
Noh costume
formal Noh with full costume
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しょうぞく is the modern standard.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 装 (しょう, 'to dress, adorn') and 束 (ぞく, 'bundle, tie'), originally referring to a tied or bundled set of garments. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a coordinated outfit.