Japanese

Noun

パンツ ‎(romaji pantsu)

1. pants (underpants or panties/knickers)
   • 1996 September 15, Mitsuru Adachi, “途中下車 [Stopover]”, in ショート・プログラム [Short Program], volume 2 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-121882-2, page 92:

     ほれ、下 (した)着 (ぎ)のパンツ代 (だい)と海 (かい)水 (すい)パンツ代 (だい)。

     Hore, shitagi no pantsu dai to kaisui pantsu dai.

     Hey, here's the boxers money and the swimming trunks money.

     なんか、受 (う)け取 (と)りたくなくなるような金 (かね)の名 (な)前 (まえ)だな。

     Nan ka, uketoritaku nakunaru yō na kane no namae da na.

     What the? Who'd wanna take money named like that?

   • 2012 June 1, Motoki Takeuchi, “雪ゆき輝てる監かん禁きん [Yukiteru Held Prisoner]”, in 未来日記モザイク消し (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten:

     どうでもいいけどパンツ見 (み)えてるわよ

     Dō de mo ii kedo pantsu mieteru wa yo

     Your panties are clearly shown, by the way

     キャッ！もうイヤーン♡

     Kyah! Mō iyān♡

     Argh! Nooo♡

   • 1997 July 17, Seimaru Amagi; Fumiya Sato, “魔ま神じん遺い跡せき殺さつ人じん事じ件けん① [The Murder Case at the Demonic Ruins ①]”, in 金きん田だ一いち少しょう年ねんの事じ件けん簿ぼ [The Kindaichi Case Files], volume 25 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Kodansha, ISBN 4-06-312431-2:

     そのフリフリホワイトのパンツは‥‥宗像 (むなかた)センパイ！

     Sono furifuri howaito no pantsu wa‥‥ Munakata-senpai!

     These frilly white panties‥‥ Munakata-senpai!

2. pants/trousers

Derived terms

• 海 (かい)水 (すい)パンツ ‎(kaisui pantsu)
• ショートパンツ ‎(shōto pantsu)

Descendants

• Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 胖次 (pàngcì)