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A4 Noun, No-adjective

私服(しふく)civilian clothes, plain clothes, mufti, plainclothes police officer

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

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

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    2. Noun

      2.

      plainclothes police officer

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    私服 【しふく】

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      私服(しふく)ではなくて制服(せいふく)()なさい。

      Come in your uniform, not plain clothes.

      (はや)制服(せいふく)から私服(しふく)着替(きが)えたいです。

      I want to quickly change from my uniform into casual clothes.

      私服(しふく)登校(とうこう)をしたら、制服(せいふく)()なさいと(おこ)られた。

      When I went to school in casual clothes, I was scolded and told to wear my uniform.

      制服(せいふく)ではなくて私服(しふく)勤務(きんむ)する刑事(けいじ)私服(しふく)刑事(けいじ)()うそうだ。

      It's said that detectives who work in plain clothes rather than uniforms are called plainclothes police officers.

      この学校(がっこう)には制服(せいふく)がなく、毎日(まいにち)自分(じぶん)(えら)んだ私服(しふく)登校(とうこう)する必要(ひつよう)がある。

      This school doesn't have uniforms, so you need to go to school every day in plain clothes you choose yourself.

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