Illustration: In a neighborhood clothing-alteration shop, a tailor wraps a measuring tape horizontally around a customer's natural waist over a fitted undershirt. The customer's ribs and hips make the tape's position easy to understand, and the tailor brings the ends together at the side.

ウエスト

uesuto

waist, waist measurement

Example sentences

ウエストのサイズはいくつですか。
What is your waist size?
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彼女かのじょのウエストは２４インチある。
Her waist measures 24 inches.
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これはウエストが少すこしゆるすぎます。
This is a little bit too loose around my waist.
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