Beach swimsuit

Japanese: 海水着 - かいすいぎ

A general term for clothing worn by men and women at the beach or when swimming. Simply saying "swimwear" or "bathing suit" is a translation of the English words "swimsuit" and "bathing suit," and the broader term "beach wear" is also a translation of beach wear. There are various shapes, such as trunks for men and topless tops for women that cover only the lower part of the waist, bikinis that are separated into a bra and short pants, tight-fitting shirts like tank suits and maillots, and one-piece suits with short skirts like dressmaker swimsuits, and they are made of a variety of materials, including knits and woven fabrics. According to records, attempts at beachwear in the West appeared as early as the end of the 17th century, and then in the 1870s, but it was not until the latter half of the 19th century that they became common. In Japan, they first appeared on the Shonan coast from the 1880s to 1930s, and became common after the mid-Taisho period.

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Japanese:

海水浴や水泳の際に着る男女の衣服の総称。単に水着または水泳着といわれるのは，英語の swimsuitや bathing suitからの訳語であり，一層広義に使われる海浜着もまた beach wearの訳語である。男性用のトランクスや女性用のトップレスのようにウエストから下の腰部だけをおおうもの，ビキニのようにブラジャーと短いパンツに分離したもの，タンクスーツやマイヨー maillotのようにぴったりしたシャツ状のものやそれに短いスカートのついたドレスメーカースイムスーツのようなワンピース式のものなど，形はさまざまであり，材質もニット，織物など多様である。記録によれば，西洋での海水着の試みは，早いものでは 17世紀末，次いで 18世紀の 70年代に現れるが，一般化するのは 19世紀も後半のことである。日本では，早くは明治 20年代から 30年代にかけての湘南海岸に現れ，大正中期以後一般化するようになった。

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