綾 — kanji meaning “design”
綾
design, figured cloth, twill
- Meanings
- design, figured cloth, twill
- On'yomi
- リン (rin)
- Kun'yomi
- あや
- Name readings
- りょう
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1759 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- líng
Words with 綾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 綾取り | あやとり ayatori | cat's cradle |
| 綾錦 | あやにしき ayanishiki | twill damask and brocade |
| 綾糸 | あやいと ayaito | colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle |
| 綾織り | あやおり ayaori | twill (fabric) |
| 綾布 | あやぬの ayanuno | twill damask and brocade |
| 綾絹 | あやぎぬ ayaginu | twilled silk fabric |
| 綾羅 | りょうら ryoura | elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk |
| 綾織物 | あやおりもの ayaorimono | figured cloth; twill fabric |
| 綾杉状 | あやすぎじょう ayasugijou | zigzag, dogtooth pattern |
| 綾藺笠 | あやいがさ ayaigasa | type of traditional Japanese conical hat |
| 亀綾 | かめあや kameaya | high-quality glossy white habutai silk |
| 綾綺殿 | りょうきでん ryoukiden | pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace) |
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