紬 — kanji meaning “pongee (a knotted silk cloth)”
紬
pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
- Meanings
- pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
- On'yomi
- チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- つむぎ、つむ.ぐ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- chóu
Words with 紬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大島紬 | おおしまつむぎ ooshimatsumugi | Oshima tsumugi weave (type of pongee made in the Amami islands) |
| 結城紬 | ゆうきつむぎ yuukitsumugi | silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee |
| 絹紬 | けんちゅう kenchuu | pongee (unbleached silk) |
| 紬糸 | つむぎいと tsumugiito | tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn |
| 紬鯊 | つむぎはぜ tsumugihaze | yellowfin toxic goby (Yongeichthys criniger); horny goby |
| 白紬 | しろつむぎ shirotsumugi | white pongee |
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