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Japanese symbol for “scrim”

Romaji: shamaku
scrim; gauze curtain

In Japanese, scrim is , read (shamaku).

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Meanings

  1. n scrim; gauze curtain

Kanji and stroke order

gauze, gossamer
on: サ、シャ
kun: うすぎぬ
10 strokes · JLPT 1
curtain, bunting, act of play
on: マク、バク
kun: とばり
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “scrim”

WordReadingMeaning
スクリム sukurimuscrim

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
サラサ sarasachintz; calico; printed cotton
ふくさ fukusasmall silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
ラシャ rashafelt; woollen cloth
かんれいしゃ kanreishacheesecloth
しゃのよう shanoyougauzy
はくさ hakusadelicate gauze; gossamer
かいまく kaimakuraising the curtain
じまく jimakusubtitles; captioning

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.