厚着（あつぎ、atsugi）
- heavy clothing

The Japanese word 厚着 (あつぎ, *atsugi*) means "to dress warmly" or "to wear many layers of clothing." It implies wearing clothes to protect oneself from the cold. The word emphasizes the action of putting on extra clothes, rather than just describing the type of clothing. It's often used when talking about preparing for cold weather. It also means the state of being warmly dressed.

⚫︎今日はとても寒いから、厚着をして行きましょう。 Translation: It's very cold today, so let's dress warmly. ⚫︎風邪をひかないように、厚着をしなさい。 Translation: Dress warmly so you don't catch a cold.

⚫︎ You would use 厚着 when advising someone to wear more clothes due to cold weather or when describing your own action of putting on warm clothes. ⚫︎ It is frequently used during the autumn and winter months, or in situations where the temperature is low. ⚫︎ It's a common, everyday expression, suitable for both formal and informal conversations, depending on the politeness level of your overall sentence.

⚫︎ 厚着 is written using the kanji 厚 (あつ, *atsu*) meaning "thick" or "heavy," and the kanji 着 (ぎ, *gi*) meaning "to wear" or "clothing." ⚫︎ The reading is あつぎ (*atsugi*) in hiragana. ⚫︎ There are no other ways to write this word, nor any variations in the *okurigana*.

⚫︎ 暖かく着る (*atatakaku kiru*) - to dress warmly ⚫︎ 重ね着をする (*kasanegi o suru*) - to layer clothes ⚫︎防寒する (*bōkan suru*) - to protect against cold

⚫︎ 薄着をする (*usugi o suru*) - to dress lightly

冬は厚着をしないと寒くて外に出られない。 ・Translation: In winter, if you don't dress warmly, you can't go outside because it's cold. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the necessity of wearing warm clothes during winter to cope with the cold.

子供たちは雪遊びをするので、厚着させて出かけました。 ・Translation: Because the children were going to play in the snow, I dressed them warmly and sent them out. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the action of dressing children in warm clothes for playing in the snow.

The word is formed from the adjective 厚い (*atsui*) meaning "thick" or "heavy", and the verb 着る (*kiru*) meaning "to wear". The combination thus conveys the meaning of wearing thick or heavy clothing.