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ワイシャツ (waishatsu) Japanese meaning: dress shirt | Kotomora
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あたら
しい
ワイシャツ
を
買か
っ
た
。
I bought a new dress shirt for tomorrow's interview.
He always wears a white button-up shirt.
Usage patterns ワイシャツを 着き る to wear a dress shirt
I wore a white dress shirt to the interview.
ワイシャツのボタンを 外はず す to undo the buttons of a dress shirt
As soon as I got home, I undid the buttons of my dress shirt.
ワイシャツにネクタイを 合あ わせる to match a tie with a dress shirt
I matched a red tie with my blue dress shirt.
Related words シャツ is the general word for any shirt, casual or formal, while ワイシャツ refers specifically to a formal, collared, button-up dress shirt.
カッターシャツ is a regional (esp. Kansai) term for the same kind of formal button-up shirt that ワイシャツ describes elsewhere in Japan.
Don't confuse with Ｔシャツ is a casual, collarless pullover shirt, while ワイシャツ is a formal, collared, button-front shirt worn with a suit.
Counted with For garments counted as outfits — suits, coats, dresses; thin tops are more often 枚.
The everyday counter for shirts as flat clothing items; 着 is also common when focusing on garments as worn items.
Written forms ワイシャツ Usage 100%
Usually written in katakana; this is the most common spelling.
Ｙシャツ
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using the letter Y; recognized but less common than the katakana form.
Etymology From English 'white shirt', borrowed as ワイシャツ. The spelling Ｙシャツ is ateji, using the letter Y for the 'wai' sound.
