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Japanese symbol for “textile”

Romaji: orimono
textile; fabric

In Japanese, textile is , read (orimono).

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

  1. n textile; fabric

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

weave, fabric
on: ショク、シキ
kun: お.る、お.り、おり、-おり
18 strokes · JLPT 1
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “textile”

WordReadingMeaning
ぬの nunocloth; fabric; material
ごふく gofukucloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile
テキスタイル tekisutairutextile

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そしき soshikiorganization; organisation; formation
はおり haorihaori (Japanese formal coat)
しょっき shokkiloom; weaving machine
おり oriweave; weaving; woven item
おる oruto weave
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative

See also: Chinese symbol for “textile”.

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.