衣類

いるい · irui · JLPT N1 · noun

apparel

👕 衣 (clothes) + 類 (kind, category) = clothes as a whole group, clothing in general

衣 on its own means clothes or a garment. Adding 類 (a kind or category) turns it into the collective term for garments in general, so 衣類 covers all clothing as one group.

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