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)
    シャツのボタンを外(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:

1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
もっとも驚(おどろ)いたのはこの暑(あつ)いのにフランネルの襯衣(シャツ)を着(き)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
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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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