crease from folding
Refers to a wrinkle or crease that forms when something is folded, such as paper, cloth, or clothing. Often used for unwanted creases.
The shirt has creases from being folded.
It's hard to smooth out the creases in the paper.
折り目 is a deliberate fold line or crease, often neat and intentional. たたみじわ often implies an unintended or unwanted crease from folding.
Usually written in kana.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling. Rare.
Kanji spelling with 畳 (fold) and 皺 (wrinkle). Acceptable but less common than kana.
Full kanji spelling using 皺. Rare; the 皺 character is not a jōyō kanji.
Variant using 皴 instead of 皺. Very rare.
Full kanji variant with 皴. Very rare.
Compound of たたみ (連用形 of たたむ 'to fold') + じわ (wrinkle, from しわ with rendaku). The word literally means 'fold wrinkle'.