パンツ

Japanese

Etymology

From English pants.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パンツ [páꜜǹtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) パンツ [pàńtsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [pã̠nt͡sɨ]

Noun

パンツ • (pantsu) 

1. pants, underpants (undergarment covering the genitals)
   • 1997 July 17, Seimaru Amagi with Kanari, Yozaburo and Sato, Fumiya, “ファイル18(じゅうはち)　魔(ま)神(じん)遺(い)跡(せき)殺(さつ)人(じん)事(じ)件(けん)①(いち) [File 18: The Demonic Ruins Murder Case #1]”, in 金(きん)田(だ)一(いち)少(しょう)年(ねん)の事(じ)件(けん)簿(ぼ) [Young Kindaichi Case Files], volume 25 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN:

     そのフリフリホワイトのパンツは‥‥宗(むな)像(かた)センパイ！

     Sono furifuri howaito no pantsu wa‥‥ Munakata-senpai!

     Those frilly white underpants... Munakata-senpai!

   • 2002 March 9, Yumi Hotta with Obata, Takeshi, “第(だい)131(ひゃくさんじゅういち)局(きょく)　試(ため)される伊(い)角(すみ) [Game 131: Isumi’s Endeavor]”, in ヒカルの碁 [Hikaru’s Go], volume 16 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 68:

     パンツだけはここで自(じ)分(ぶん)で洗(あら)って干(ほ)す

     Pantsu dake wa koko de jibun de aratte hosu

     Wash your underpants yourself and hang them over there

2. pants, trousers (garment covering the body from the waist downwards)

Descendants

• → Mandarin: 胖次 (pàngcì)

See also

• 海(かい)水(すい)パンツ (kaisui pantsu)
• ショートパンツ (shōto pantsu)
• パンティー (pantī)