幅
の
Meanings
1
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
unit of cloth width (approx. 30–38 cm)
Traditional unit for measuring cloth breadth, used after numbers in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system. One 幅 is roughly the width of a bolt of kimono fabric, about 30–38 cm.
One tan of cloth is about one no (about 36 cm) wide.
This kimono fabric is tailored using two no widths.