ピアス（ピアス、piasu）
- pierce earrings

The Japanese word ピアス refers to "earrings." It specifically describes pierced earrings, meaning earrings that are attached to the ear through a hole created by piercing the ear. It’s a common word used to talk about earrings in general, but specifically ones that are worn after the ear has been pierced.

⚫︎彼女は新しいピアスを買いました。 Translation: She bought new earrings. ⚫︎ピアスを外すのを忘れました。 Translation: I forgot to take off my earrings. ⚫︎あのピアス、とても素敵ですね！ Translation: Those earrings are really nice!

You use ピアス when you are talking about earrings, especially those that are pierced earrings. It can be used in various situations, such as when describing someone’s appearance, shopping for earrings, or talking about taking care of earrings.

ピアス is written in katakana, which is used for foreign words. There is no Kanji for ピアス. There are no variations in okurigana (suffix hiragana).

There are no direct synonyms for ピアス because it is a specific type of earring. However, you could use more general terms like イヤリング（earring - this can refer to clip-on or pierced earrings）if you're not specifying pierced ones.

There are no direct antonyms. You could contrast it with the general term for earrings like イヤリング, or the act of not wearing earrings.

私はシンプルなゴールドのピアスが好きです。 ・Translation: I like simple gold earrings. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a preference for a specific type of earring (gold and simple).

ピアスを失くしてしまいました。 ・Translation: I lost my earrings. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the loss of earrings.

ピアス is a loanword from English. It is directly derived from the English word "pierce," referring to the piercing of the ear to wear earrings.