Japanese symbol for “drapery”
呉服
ごふく
Romaji: gofuku
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery
In Japanese, drapery is 呉服, read ごふく (gofuku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods
- n silk fabrics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drapery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反物 | たんもの tanmono | fabric; cloth; textiles |
| 太物 | ふともの futomono | drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth |
| 衣紋 | えもん emon | dress; clothes; drapery |
| 幔幕 | まんまく manmaku | curtain; drapery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
| 呉れる | くれる kureru | to give; to let (one) have |
| 呉音 | ごおん goon | go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese |
| 呉竹 | くれたけ kuretake | Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis) |
| 呉須 | ごす gosu | gosu porcelain |
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “drapery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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