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fuku

fuku noun: a Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.

Noun

fuku (countable and uncountable, plural fuku or fukus)

  1. A Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
    • I think that since the Sailor Senshi of the Sol System have Sailor fuku similar to school uniforms, then the Sailor Starlight's fuku are similar to their planet's school uniforms.^_^1997 September 6, Crimson Jacket, “Sailor Starlights”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025
    • Mankichi attends a middle school in a small village, which has gakuran for guys and fukus for girls. - https://official-tropes.fandom.com/wiki/Sailor_Fuku
  2. A costume, as of an anime character.
    • The moisture wicking is excellent, which is great for wearing fuku to hot Texas summer cons. - https://thegeekyseamstress.com/2019/06/14/costume-notes-sailor-pluto-3-0/
    • Oh the joys of wearing fuku in public. - https://web.archive.org/web/20240327143122/https://cosplay.com/index.php/s/3n65bmjw9

Proper noun capitalized: Fuku

Fuku

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Fugu.
    • Recently Dr. Sze¹ has described many species from Shihpanwan, 110 li west of Fuku Hsien (府谷縣), North Shensi.1936 September, C. H. P'an, Older Mesozoic Plants from North Shensi, Nanking: Geological Survey of China, →OCLC, page 6
    • But things differed in Fuku County, Shensi Province. Located on the loess plateau, the county is full of barren hills, and therefore it is very difficult to develop production.1975 January 13 [1975 January 10], “Persist in Continuing the Revolution Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat--Some Experiences in Developing the Movement To Learn From Tachai in Agriculture...

Forms of fuku

pluralfuku
pluralfukus

Origin of fuku

From Japanese 服 (fuku, “clothes”).

Phrases with fuku

Questions about fuku

What does fuku mean?
Fuku means a Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
What part of speech is fuku?
Fuku can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of fuku?
The plural of fuku is fuku.

Words near fuku in the dictionary

  1. fukinane
  2. fukinanes
  3. fuking
  4. fukk
  5. Fukou
  6. fuku
  7. Fukuchi
  8. fukuchilite
  9. fukuchilites
  10. Fukuchis
  11. Fukuchiyama

Source and license

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