gakuran

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noun

The military-style school uniform for male students in most Japanese middle schools and high schools, usually in either black or navy.

OriginJapanese 学ラン →
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Meanings

noungakuran (plural gakuran)
  1. The military-style school uniform for male students in most Japanese middle schools and high schools, usually in either black or navy.

Origin

  1. Japanese学ラン
  2. Englishgakuran

Borrowed from Japanese 学ラン (gakuran).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rangakurakugan
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gakuran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gakuran

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“gakuran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gakuran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gakuran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gakuran.

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