絹地

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 6

Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きぬ)() (kinuji

  1. silk fabric; woven silk cloth
    Synonym: 絹布 (kenpu)
  2. (art) silk canvas; undyed silk cloth on which painting is executed
    Synonym: 絵絹 (eginu)
    • 1983, Watanabe Akiyoshi, “Shūri hōkoku [Repair report]”, in Kyōto Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Gakusō[1], number 5, archived from the original on 11 February 2022, page 141:
      大変(たいへん)広巾(ひろはば)絹地(きぬじ)である。そして大変(たいへん)緯糸(よこいと)(ふと)い。これだけの緯太(よこふと)絹地(きぬじ)(わが)(くに)絵画(かいが)見出(みいだ)されないものと(おも)う。
      Taihen hirohaba no kinuji de aru. Soshite taihen ni yokoito ga futoi. Kore dake no yokofuto no kinuji wa waga kuni no kaiga ni miidasarenai mono to omou.
      It is very wide silk canvas. Furthermore, the weft thread is very thick. I think we cannot find silk canvas with such thick weft used in paintings in our country.
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