ハーフパンツ

noun

shorts; knee-length shorts

Wasei-eigo from English 'half-pants'. Refers specifically to shorts that reach around the knee, not short shorts or hot pants.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from half-pants

• 夏なつはハーフパンツで過すごすことが多おおい。

  In summer I often spend my time in knee-length shorts.

• その学がっ校こうでは、体たい育いく