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緞

damask

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ドン
  • タン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

緞 centers on a specific type of richly patterned fabric: damask, a woven textile with reversible designs.

Most common words using 緞

  • 緞帳どんちょう

    thick curtain; drop curtain

  • 絢緞子あやどんす

    damask

  • 緞子どんす

    silk damask; satin damask

  • 緞帳役者どんちょうやくしゃ

    low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater

  • 緞帳芝居どんちょうしばい

    low-class kabuki theater; low-class play

  • 緞通だんつう

    cotton carpet; jute rug

  • 金襴緞子きんらんどんす

    gold-brocaded satin damask

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Etymology

緞 combines the thread radical 糸 with the phonetic component 段, which likely contributed the sound while the thread radical indicates a type of fabric.

Meaning mnemonic

The thread radical 糸 on the left suggests fabric, and the right side 段 looks like a stepped pattern. Picture a loom weaving threads into a stepped, reversible damask design.

Reading mnemonic

For ドン, imagine a bolt of damask fabric dropping with a heavy 'don' sound onto a table: don -> ドン, and the rich fabric lands with a thud.