How to say “uniform” in Japanese | 制服 (せいふく、seifuku)

The Japanese vocabulary「制服 (せいふく、seifuku)」means “uniform.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word制服
Hiraganaせいふく
Romaji Readingseifuku
English Meaninguniform

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

The skirts on my junior high school uniforms are gray.

Plain Form:

ちゅう学校がっこう制服せいふくは、スカートが灰色はいいろだ。
Chūgakkō no seifuku wa, sukāto ga haiiro da.

Polite Form:

中学校の制服は、スカートが灰色です。
Chūgakkō no seifuku wa, sukāto ga haiiro desu.

It rained and my uniform got wet.

Plain Form:

あめって制服せいふくれた。
Ame ga futte seifuku ga nureta.

Polite Form:

雨が降って制服が濡れました。
Ame ga futte seifuku ga nuremashita.

I embroidered my name on my uniform.

Plain Form:

制服せいふく名前なまえ刺繍ししゅうした。
Seifuku ni namae o shishū shita.

Polite Form:

制服に名前を刺繍しました。
Seifuku ni namae o shishū shimashita.

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