- 1. [exp] (with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
Kanji in this word
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着
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothingOn: チャク (chaku)、 ジャク (jaku)Kun: き.る (ki.ru)、 き.せる (ki.seru)、 つ.く (tsu.ku)、 つ.ける (tsu.keru)
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身
somebody, person, one's station in lifeOn: シン (shin)Kun: み (mi)
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着
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothingOn: チャク (chaku)、 ジャク (jaku)Kun: き.る (ki.ru)、 き.せる (ki.seru)、 つ.く (tsu.ku)、 つ.ける (tsu.keru)
Example Sentences
着の身着のままで火事から逃げた。
kino mi kino mamade kaji kara nige ta .
I escaped from the fire with nothing but the clothes on my back.