呉服

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 呉服 (reading ごふく) is a noun for traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono or the textiles used to make such garments.
• Basic usage: It is used when remaking an inherited garment or reusing fabric from an old traditional garment for a pouch.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Garment and textile
  • One context focuses on a finished item being remade, while the other focuses on its fabric; both fall within the word’s range.
• Not clothing in general
  • 呉服 is limited to traditional Japanese clothing and textiles rather than modern Western-style apparel broadly.