Translation guide
Describes a design with lines or bands of color. In Japanese, the most common way to say 'striped pattern' is 縞模様 (しまもよう). There are also specific terms for different types of stripes.
The learner wants to refer to a striped pattern in general, such as on clothing, fabric, or surfaces.
The standard, neutral term for a striped pattern. Used for any kind of stripes.
He is wearing a shirt with a striped pattern.
This wallpaper has a striped pattern.
Loanword from English, commonly used in fashion and design contexts. Often implies a more modern or Western style.
I bought a striped tie.
A shorter, slightly more casual or literary term for stripes. Often used in compound words.
This cloth has stripes.
The learner wants to specifically describe vertical stripes.
Literally 'vertical stripes'. Common in clothing descriptions.
A shirt with vertical stripes makes you look slimmer.
The learner wants to specifically describe horizontal stripes.
Literally 'horizontal stripes'. Common in clothing descriptions.
She is wearing a sweater with horizontal stripes.
The learner wants to describe very thin stripes, like pinstripes on a suit.
The learner wants to describe zebra-like stripes, often in animal patterns or bold designs.
I want a pinstripe jacket.
シマウマの縞模様は美しい。
The zebra's striped pattern is beautiful.