• 服ふく — clothes
• 服装ふくそう — outfit / attire
• 和服わふく — traditional Japanese clothing
• 洋服ようふく — Western-style clothing
• 制服せいふく — uniform
• 服従ふくじゅう — obedience

服 originally combines a modified form of 月 (flesh) and 卩, representing a person kneeling or submitting. It reflects both “wearing” clothing and “submitting” or “obeying,” as in the idea of fitting oneself into something.

新あたらしい服ふくを買かいました。
I bought new clothes.

子供こどもは 制服せいふくを着きています。
Children are wearing uniforms.

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