Underwear

Japanese: underwear
Underwear

…It is used for hygiene, warmth, body correction, decoration, etc. Western-style underwear is divided into three types according to its purpose: underwear, foundation, and lingerie. All of them are made of cotton, linen, silk, wool, or synthetic fibers, and are white, flesh-colored, or the same color as the clothing worn on top. …

*Some terminology that mentions "underwear" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…衛生,保温,体型の補整,装飾などのために用いられる。洋装の下着は用途によって肌着(アンダーウェアunderwear),基礎下着(ファウンデーションfoundation),装飾下着(ランジェリーlingerie)の3種に分けられる。いずれも木綿,麻,絹,羊毛,化学繊維などでつくられ,白,肌色,あるいは上に着る衣服と同色のものが用いられる。…

※「underwear」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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