Meaning

Primary

Swimsuit

Alternatives

Bathing Suit, Swimwear

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Water wear is a swimsuit, bathing suit, or swimwear.

Reading

みずぎ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading for this one is all kun'yomi vocab reading, but you should know these by now. uses the reading you learned with the vocab word 着る, but this word employs that pesky rendaku, so remember that becomes here.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 水着を着用する

    to put on a swimsuit

    水着を買う

    to buy a swimsuit

    水着を着る

    to wear a swimsuit

Context Sentences

水着、ちゃんと持ってきた?

Did you remember to bring your swimsuit?

あの水着、かわいい!

That swimsuit is cute!

あ、見て。水着がセール中だよ。

Oh, look. The swimsuits are on sale.

Kanji Composition