Costume for catching a Clow Card with 衣装
A magical bird appears at Sakura’s school and causes trouble with strong winds. Recognizing it as a Clow Card, Sakura returns at night to try to capture it. After she fails, she returns the next night to try again, sporting a new Cardcaptor outfit designed by her friend Tomoyo.
- 知世:
- 「今日の衣装は鳥さん捕獲に合わせて羽をイメージしてみました」
- “For today's outfit, I went with a feather-inspired look to match the bird-catching theme.”
Key Points
衣装 = costume
Here 衣装 refers to the special Cardcaptor costume Tomoyo made for Sakura, not ordinary everyday clothes.
The kanji 衣 points to clothing, while 装 adds the sense of dressing up or outfitting.
今日の衣装は sets the topic
今日の衣装は means “as for today’s outfit”, introducing the design Tomoyo is presenting.
The rest of the sentence explains the concept behind that outfit.
The use of は sets it apart from the different costume Sakura wore the prior night.
捕獲に合わせて = to match the capture
Ⓐに合わせて means “in line with Ⓐ” or “to match Ⓐ”.
Here it links the costume design to the specific job of catching the bird.
羽をイメージしてみました
羽 means “feather” or “wing,” so Tomoyo is saying she designed the look around that image.
〜てみました means “I tried doing…” and keeps her explanation polite, modest, and presentation-like.
See Also
- Kanji: Attire and equipment with 装
- Kanji: Now and the present with 今