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J-fashion

Syllables: J-fash·ionUK/ˈdʒeɪˌfæ.ʃən/

J-fashion noun: a type of street fashion originating in Japan.

Noun

J-fashion (uncountable)

  1. A type of street fashion originating in Japan.
    • The foreign minister further suggested that American cartoons are no match for Japanese music and animation: "With all due respect to Mickey and Donald, whether you look at J-pop, J-anime, or J-fashion, the competitiveness of any of these is much more than you might imagine."2006 May 12, Tarō Asō, quotee, “Manga Diplomacy”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2023
    • The magazine then covered various forms of geek culture including J-fashion, J-music, cosplay, games and western media.2018 February 16, Ian Wolf, “MyM Magazine publishes its last print edition”, in Anime UK News, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2018

Origin of J-fashion

From J- (“Japanese”) + fashion. Compare J-pop.

Questions about J-fashion

What does J-fashion mean?
J-fashion means a type of street fashion originating in Japan.
What part of speech is J-fashion?
J-fashion is a noun.
How do you pronounce J-fashion?
J-fashion is pronounced /ˈdʒeɪˌfæ.ʃən/ (UK).

Words near J-fashion in the dictionary

  1. J-curve
  2. J-curves
  3. J-Drama
  4. J-dramas
  5. J-euro
  6. J-fashion
  7. J-horror
  8. J-Law
  9. J-Lo
  10. J-Los
  11. J-man

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