sailor fuku

English

Japanese schoolgirls in sailor fuku

Etymology

Partial calque of Japanese セーラー服 (sērā-fuku, literally “sailor outfit”).

Noun

sailor 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.

See also

• gakuran

Further reading

• School uniforms in Japan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia