gi

US /ˈɡi/ UK /ˈɡiː/ See IPA manual

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noun
a loose two-piece garment worn for judo, karate, or similar martial arts

She tightened the belt of her gi before stepping onto the mat.

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1 noun · a loose two-piece garment... dogikeikogiuniform

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi), a combining form meaning 'clothing, garment', from the verb 着る (kiru, 'to wear'); short for keikogi or judogi.

着 Japanese

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Clothing & Appearance

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# gi

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡiː/

## Meanings
1. a loose two-piece garment worn for judo, karate, or similar martial arts

## Examples
- She tightened the belt of her gi before stepping onto the mat.

## Synonyms
- dogi
- keikogi
- uniform

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: 着

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi), a combining form meaning 'clothing, garment', from the verb 着る (kiru, 'to wear'); short for keikogi or judogi.

## AI Etymology
Gi is traced as follows: Borrowed from Japanese 着 (gi), a combining form meaning 'clothing, garment', from the verb 着る (kiru, 'to wear'); short for keikogi or judogi. The development is chiefly a borrowing or learned continuation, carrying an older form and meaning into English rather than building the word from a purely native base. In present use, it is used as a noun meaning "a loose two-piece garment worn for judo, karate, or similar martial arts", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The named historical forms include Japanese 着, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance. Its semantic neighborhood includes dogi, keikogi, and uniform, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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