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Kotomora

縞

stripe

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • しま
  • しろぎぬ

Meaning

縞 centers on a pattern of parallel lines or bands: a stripe. It is used for striped fabrics and similar linear markings.

Most common words using 縞

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  • 縞しま
    N3

    stripe; bar; streak

  • 縞馬しまうま

    zebra

  • 縦縞たてじま
    N3

    vertical stripes; striped fabric

  • 横縞よこじま
    N3

    horizontal stripes; lateral stripes

  • 縞模様しまもよう
    N3

    striped pattern

  • めくら縞めくらじま

    plain blue cotton

  • グレビー縞馬グレビーしまうま

    Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)

  • グレービー縞馬グレービーしまうま

    Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)

  • サバンナ縞馬サバンナしまうま

    plains zebra (Equus quagga)

  • シベリア縞栗鼠シベリアしまりす

    Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)

  • ジャガタラ縞ジャガタラじま

    striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk)

  • バーチェルサバンナ縞馬バーチェルサバンナしまうま

    Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)

  • 亀屋縞かめやじま

    high-quality glossy white habutai silk

  • 八丈縞はちじょうじま

    striped Hachijo silk cloth

  • 山縞馬やましまうま

    mountain zebra (Equus zebra)

  • 干渉縞かんしょうじま

    interference fringes

  • 年縞ねんこう

    varve; annual sediment lamination

  • 弁慶縞べんけいじま

    checks; plaid; checked pattern

  • 強弩の末魯縞に入る能わずきょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず

    even the strong will grow weak; (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu

  • 朝鮮縞栗鼠ちょうせんしまりす

    Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)

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Etymology

縞 combines 糸 (thread) with 高, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of raised or distinct lines, giving the meaning of striped fabric.

Meaning mnemonic

Thread 糸 woven with a tall, distinct pattern 高 creates stripes. Imagine a loom producing fabric with clear raised lines.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, picture a bolt of striped cloth being carried by a courier: courier -> コウ, and the stripes are woven into the fabric.