シャツ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
襯衣 (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English shirt.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

シャツ • (shatsu

  1. a shirt
    Synonym: ワイシャツ (waishatsu)
    シャツのボタンを(はず)してください。
    Shatsu no botan o hazushite kudasai.
    Please unbutton your shirt.
  2. an undershirt, a vest
    Synonym: ランニングシャツ (ranningu shatsu)

Usage notes

Rarely found with the kanji spelling 襯衣:

もっとも(おどろ)いたのはこの(あつ)いのにフランネルの襯衣(シャツ)()ている。
Motto mo odoroita no wa kono atsui no ni furanneru no shatsu o kite iru.
But what surprised me most was that he wore a flannel shirt in this hot weather.

Derived terms

  • ティーシャツ (tīshatsu), T(ティー)シャツ (tīshatsu, a t-shirt)
  • ワイシャツ (waishatsu), Y(ワイ)シャツ (waishatsu, a dress shirt)
  • シャツウエスト (shatsūesuto, a shirtwaist)
  • シャツウエストドレス (shatsūesuto doresu, a blouse-like dress)
  • シャツウエストブラウス (shatsūesuto burausu, a blouse-like dress)
  • シャツカラー (shatsu karā, a collar (that's put on a shirt))
  • シャツドレス (shatsu doresu, a blouse-like dress)
  • シャツブラウス (shatsu burausu, a shirt blouse)
  • スポーツシャツ (supōtsu shatsu, a sports shirt)
  • ランニングシャツ (ranningu shatsu, a sleeveless undershirt, a vest, an athletic shirt)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN