sailor fuku

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsailor fuku (plural sailor fuku)
  1. A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit but with a pleated skirt.

Origin

  1. Englishsailor
  2. Englishsailor fuku

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”).

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APA

sailor fuku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailor%20fuku

MLA

“sailor fuku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailor%20fuku. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sailor fuku,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sailor%20fuku.

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