Jacket or coat

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tzfujimino

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What would you call this in English?
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Is it a jacket or a coat?
(For me, it's a coat.)
 

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It's a coat.
 

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A jacket usually goes down to the waist or hips. Coats are longer - mid-thigh or knee-length. That's not an absolute rule, though.
 
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