바지
baji[pa̠d͡ʑi]
The Korean word for pants is 바지 (baji).
바지 is the standard way to refer to a garment covering the body from the waist downwards. For the specific type of pants known as jeans, you use 청바지. To say you are wearing pants, you use the phrase 바지를 입다, employing the verb 입다 which is the specific verb used for clothing worn on the upper or lower body.
Meaning: garment covering the body from the waist downwards (noun)
Which one should you use?
While 바지 is the common term for pants, 하의 is another formal term used to refer to lower garments. In contrast to pants, the word for a skirt is 치마.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Korean, 바지 is a countable noun. However, unlike in English, the word does not change its form to indicate plurality.
How do you pronounce it?
baji
Did you know?
- Historically, women also wore 바지 under their 치마 (skirts) for modesty and warmth, a practice that defined the traditional silhouette of Korean women's dress.
- In historical Korean society, the style of 바지 worn by men often featured very wide legs that were tied at the ankles with fabric ribbons called 대님.
- The word 청바지 for jeans literally translates to 'blue pants', using the Hanja 청 (靑) meaning 'blue' or 'azure'.
Examples in context
- 이 바지는 너무 길어요.i baju-neun neomu gireoyo.These pants are too long.
- 검은색 바지가 필요해요.geom-eun-saek baju-ga piryohaeyo.I need black pants.
Example conversation
Dohyun and Seoyeon are shopping for clothes.
- 도현 Do-hyeon이 바지 어때요?i baji eottaeyo?How are these pants?
- 서연 Seo-yeon디자인이 정말 예뻐요.dijaini jeongmal yeppeoyo.The design is really pretty.
- 도현 Do-hyeon사이즈가 조금 작네요.saijeuga jogeum jakneyo.The size is a bit small.
- 서연 Seo-yeon다른 바지를 찾아봐요.dareun bajireul chajabwayo.Let's look for other pants.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pants” translations and entries 바지, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
