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私服

Reading

Kana: しふく
Romaji: shifuku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti

2

plainclothes police officer

Note: abbreviation
See also: 私服刑事

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: フク
Meanings: clothing, admit, obey, discharge

Example Sentence

私服(しふく)警官(けいかん)終始(しゅうし)大統領(だいとうりょう)身辺(しんぺん)(かた)めていた。
➥The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.
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