シャツ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English shirt.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

シャツ (rōmaji shatsu)

  1. a shirt
    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.
    Synonym: ワイシャツ (waishatsu)
  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 (しゃ)衣 (つ)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
  • T (ティー)シャツ (tīshatsu, “a t-shirt”)
  • 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”)
  • ティーシャツ (tīshatsu, “a t-shirt”)
  • ランニングシャツ (ranningu shatsu, “a sleeveless undershirt, a vest, an athletic shirt”)
  • ワイシャツ (waishatsu, “a dress shirt”)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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