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Kanji Detail for 綾 - "twill, silk, pattern"

綾

  • Meaning

    綾 means "twill, silk, pattern."

    1. Twill - A patterned woven fabric.

    2. Pattern - A diagonal design in cloth.

    3. Silk - Fine woven material.

  • Tattoo check: 綾

    • Verified meaning: twill, silk, pattern
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, あやか, りょう, りよう)

    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 綾

    Given names 綾(あや)Listen 綾(あやか)Listen 綾(りょう)Listen 綾(りよう)Listen 綾(りん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    design; figured cloth; twill

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thin silk, damask silk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    damask; thin silk

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

    Thin silk fabric. Its pattern looks like ice crystals. Now those similar to satin but thinner are 綾.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rin(リン) リン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aya(あや) あや

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    twill pattern silk damask weave cloth textile fabric thread texture design woven diagonal fine garment yarn

Sentences including 綾

  • That's nothing but a figure of speech.

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