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noun[C]
trousers; pants; a garment worn from the waist to the ankles or legs, covering each leg separately
zubon
Pronunciation
Etymology
A katakana loanword, commonly traced to French jupon, originally referring to a type of skirt or petticoat, with the meaning shifting in Japanese to trousers or pants.
Examples
新しいズボンを買いました。
atarashii zubon o kaimashita
I bought a new pair of pants.
このズボンは少し長いです。
kono zubon wa sukoshi nagai desu
These pants are a little long.
ズボンのポケットに鍵を入れた。
zubon no poketto ni kagi o ireta
I put the key in my pants pocket.
Character Breakdown
ズ
zu
katakana syllable zu
ボ
bo
katakana syllable bo
ン
n
katakana syllabic nasal n
Collocations
ズボンをはく
ズボンを脱ぐ
ズボンのポケット
ズボンの裾
長ズボン
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