How do you read 私服?

私服 is read しふく (shifuku), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 私服?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 私服 in romaji?

私服 is written shifuku in romaji.

What kanji are in 私服?

私 (Private, I); 服 (Clothing, Admit).

私服しふく

しふく · shifuku

noun

Ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform), plain clothes, civilian clothes, casual wear, mufti

Other ways to say “ordinary clothes” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

私Private, I, Me 音し訓わたくし・わたし JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 服Clothing, Admit, Obey 音ふく JLPT N4 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

私わたしI, myself 私立しりつprivate (establishment)私用しようpersonal use, private business 私物しぶつprivate property, personal effects 私鉄してつprivate railway 服ふくclothes 不服ふふくdissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval 軍服ぐんぷくmilitary or naval uniform

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What does 私服 mean?

Ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform), plain clothes, civilian clothes, casual wear, mufti.

How do you pronounce 私服?

しふく (shifuku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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