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Ｇジャン (jiijan) Japanese meaning: jean jacket | Kotomora

Ｇジャン

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Meanings

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jean jacket; denim jacket

abbreviation

Casual abbreviation of ジーンズジャンパー. Common in everyday speech and fashion contexts.

See also: ジーンズジャンパー

今日きょうはＧジャンを着きて出でかけた。
I went out wearing a jean jacket today.

Related words

ジーンズジャンパー
Full, formal term for a jean jacket; Ｇジャン is the common abbreviation.

Written forms

Ｇジャン
Standard abbreviation of ジーンズジャンパー, commonly used in casual Japanese.
ジージャンUsage100%
Kana spelling; sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.

Etymology

Abbreviation of ジーンズジャンパー (jeans jumper), a wasei-eigo term combining 'jeans' and 'jumper' (jacket). The 'G' comes from the initial of 'jeans' pronounced in Japanese as ジーンズ.

あの古ふる着ぎ屋やでかっこいいＧジャンを見みつけた。

I found a cool denim jacket at that secondhand shop.