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Kanji Detail for 縞 - "stripes"

縞

  • Meaning

    縞 means "stripes." Also associated with white silk.

    1. White silk - Raw silk; white silk fabric.

    2. White - The color white.

    3. Stripes - A pattern; striped silk.

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    • Verified meaning: stripes
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, しま)
    • Also carries these associations: white silk

    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 縞

    Given names 縞(こう)Listen

    Surnames 縞(しま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    stripe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    white raw silk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    plain white silk

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    plain white silk

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

    Raw white silk. Same type as 縑素 but even finer. Hence famous for being light and thin. What the Strategies of the Warring States calls "a spent crossbow bolt. Cannot pierce the silk of Lu." This is it.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shima(しま) しま

    shiroginu(しろぎぬ) しろぎぬ

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    white silk stripes streak band pattern fabric texture thread line weave design marking silk

Sentences including 縞

  • Zebras have stripes.

  • Where's my striped sweater?

  • I liked this striped shirt.

  • Her striped dress accentuates her slimness.

  • Is that green striped shirt in the wash?

  • "Who do you belong to?" Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.

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