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Kanji Detail for 紬 - "pongee"

紬

  • Meaning

    紬 means "pongee." Also associated with spin, extract.

    1. Pongee - A type of silk fabric woven from wild silk.

    2. Spin - To draw out fibers into thread.

    3. Extract - To draw out; to pull forth.

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    • Verified meaning: pongee
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つむぎ, つむぐ)
    • Also carries these associations: spin, extract

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 紬

    Given names 紬(つむぎ)Listen 紬(つむぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pongee (a knotted silk cloth)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    kind of thin silk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    silk

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Coarse silk. Drawing coarse cocoon threads and spinning and weaving is called 紬. Like today's 綿紬 (cotton pongee), 繭紬 (cocoon silk). Also now used as a general term for silk fabrics. Commonly written as 綢.

  • Onyomi

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    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    tsumu.gu(つむ-ぐ) つむ-ぐ

    tsumugi(つむぎ) つむぎ

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    pongee spin extract connecting drawing out weaving silk fabric thread fibers textile clothing traditional pattern natural woven lightweight elegant

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