Japanese symbol for “clothes”
服
ふく
Romaji: fuku
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume
In Japanese, clothes is 服, read ふく (fuku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, n-suf clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; costume; suit; outfit
- ctr counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “clothes”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣服 | いふく ifuku | clothes |
| 衣 | ころも koromo | clothes; garment |
| 衣類 | いるい irui | clothes; clothing; garments |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 着 | ぎ gi | clothes; outfit; uniform |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
| 克服 | こくふく kokufuku | conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting |
| 衣服 | いふく ifuku | clothes |
| 征服 | せいふく seifuku | conquest; subjugation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “clothes”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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