Japanese

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 5 Grade: S Grade: 6 Hyōgaiji
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Alternative spelling
經緯縮緬 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 経緯(たてよこ) (tateyoko, warp and woof) + 縮緬(ちりめん) (chirimen, crepe).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) てよこちりめん [tàtéyókó chíꜜrìmèǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠te̞jo̞ko̞ t͡ɕiɾʲimẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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経緯縮緬(たてよこちりめん) (tateyoko chirimen

  1. georgette

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN