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洋裁ようさい (yousai)

western-style dressmaking

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Meaning

洋裁 (ようさい, yousai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “western-style dressmaking”.

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Example sentences 10

母ははは洋裁ようさいが得意とくいだ

My mother is good at dressmaking.

梨奈りなは家政かせい部ぶで、主おもに洋裁ようさいをやっている。

Rina is in the home economics club. Her main activity is dressmaking.

里奈りなは家庭科かていか部ぶに入はいっていて、主おもに洋裁ようさいをしている。

Rina is in the home economics club. Her main activity is dressmaking.

現在「裁縫」という言葉は和裁・洋裁のどちらも含む総称である。

In the present day, the word 'saiho' is a general term that includes wasai and yosai.

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