white shirt

Japanese: white shirt(英語表記)whiteshirt
white shirt

…A general term for shirts worn under a suit. The term y-shirt is unique to Japan and is a corrupted version of the English word white shirt. In the early Meiji period, it was translated as shirojuban, but from the middle to the end of the Meiji period, the term white shirt came into widespread use, and by the early Taisho period, the term y-shirt had become established.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "white shirt" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…背広の下に着るシャツの総称。ワイシャツという名称は日本独自のもので,英語のホワイト・シャツwhite shirtが転訛(てんか)した言葉。明治初期には〈白じゅばん〉と訳されていたが,中期から末期にかけて〈ホワイト・シャツ〉という名称が多く用いられるようになり,大正初期にはワイシャツという呼名が定着した。…

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