noun

  1. Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
洋服 ようふく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ocean, sea, foreign
ヨウ なだ ひろ (3rd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
clothing, admit, obey
フク はっ はつ (3rd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)