| As more Japanese people began to wear Western style clothes after the Meiji period, the word Wafuku was adopted to indicate traditional Japanese clothing in contrast to Western style clothing. |
しかし明治時代以降、洋服を着る人が日本で増え始めたため、洋服と区別するために日本在来の衣服を和服と呼ぶようになっていった。 |