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[韓服](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%93%E6%9C%8D) literally translates as
[hanbok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanbok) (which in turn literally
translates as Korean clothing), and
[チマチョゴリ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AA)
literally translates as [chima
jeogori](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chima_jeogori), which in turn literally
translates as a chima skirt plus a jeogori top, but when do Japanese-speakers
use 韓服, and when do they use チマチョゴリ?

A native speaker of Japanese said that チマチョゴリ is more commonly used than 韓服.
Is that true? I suspect that in English, hanbok is more commonly used than
chima jeogori, based on personal experience plus google hits.

In Japanese, would you say "She wore a hanbok" using 韓服, or チマチョゴリ? If the
latter, would a man wearing a hanbok be described as wearing a パジチョゴリ (baji
jeogori)?

I'm mainly concerned with what's used in normal conversation, rather than
technical correctness.
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word-choice loanwords
Usage of 韓服 and チマチョゴリ
Perhaps I have never seen 韓服, although its meaning is instantly understandable
if presented in kanji.

チマチョゴリ is a specific term that refers to a certain Korean outfit for women,
not Korean clothes in general. I believe most native Japanese speakers are
familiar with this word. I learnt this word at middle school, and it can be
the only word an ordinary Japanese people knows about Korean dresses.

I didn't know what English _hanbok_ refers to, either, but if you want to talk
about traditional Korean clothing in general including that for males, how
about 韓国の(民族)衣装?
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