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sailor fuku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
sailor -fuku
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit but with a pleated skirt.

Etymology

Partial calque from Japanese セーラー服(ふく) (sērāfuku, literally “sailor outfit”), from セーラー (sērā, “sailor”) (from English sailor) + 服(ふく) (-fuku, “clothes”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

gakuran

Questions

What does sailor fuku mean?
A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit but with a pleated skirt.
Where does sailor fuku come from?
It is traced to English.

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