Translation guide
A thin, translucent fabric used for medical dressings, crafts, or clothing. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is ガーゼ, a loanword from German, used especially for medical gauze. For fine silk or craft gauze, other terms like 紗 or 絽 may apply.
The most common use: a thin, loosely woven cotton fabric used for bandages, wound dressing, or swabs.
The standard term for medical gauze. A loanword from German 'Gaze'. Used in hospitals, pharmacies, and first-aid kits.
傷口にガーゼを当ててください。
Please apply gauze to the wound.
薬局で滅菌ガーゼを買った。
I bought sterile gauze at the pharmacy.
A delicate, sheer fabric used for clothing, veils, or craft projects, often made of silk or synthetic fibers.
Refers to a fine, plain-weave silk gauze, often used for traditional Japanese garments like summer kimono or veils. Can also be used for craft materials.
このストールは絹の紗でできています。
This stole is made of silk gauze.
A type of silk gauze with a leno weave, characterized by twisted warp threads creating a mesh-like texture. Often used for high-end summer kimono.
絽の着物は夏に涼しい。
Ro-weave kimono are cool in summer.
A direct loanword from English 'gauze', sometimes used in fashion or craft contexts, but less common than ガーゼ or 紗.
A mesh of fine wire used in chemistry labs to support containers over a flame.
Literally 'metal net'. The standard term for wire gauze in laboratory settings.
ビーカーを金網の上に置いて加熱する。
Place the beaker on the wire gauze and heat it.
While ガーゼ is the most common word, it primarily refers to medical cotton gauze. For fine silk or craft gauze, use 紗 (sha) or 絽 (ro) to avoid confusion.
絹のガーゼ
silk gauze (may sound like medical gauze made of silk)
I'm looking for a blouse made of gauze material.