noun, takes genitive case の

  1. ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform), plain clothes, civilian clothes, casual wear, mufti.

noun

Abbreviation.
  1. plainclothes police officer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
私服 しふく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

private, I, me
わたし シ わたくし (6th, N4)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
clothing, admit, obey
フク はっ はつ (3rd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
clothing(服) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)