noun
Okinawan stencil dyeing; Okinawan dyed cloth
Refers both to the traditional resist-dyeing technique using a single stencil to create colorful patterns, and to the cloth made by this method. Strongly associated with Okinawan culture.
沖縄の紅型は、鮮やかな色彩が特徴です。
Okinawan bingata is characterized by its vivid colors.
彼女は紅型の着物を着て式に出席した。
She attended the ceremony wearing a bingata kimono.
The term 紅型 (びんがた) is of Okinawan origin. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the characters 紅 (red/crimson) and 型 (pattern/stencil), reflecting the technique's use of stencils and its characteristic vivid colors.