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Kotomora

縞しま

し
ま
Common wordJLPTN3Freq.Top 5,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

stripe; bar; streak

General term for a stripe or band of color, often used as a suffix (e.g., 横縞, 縦縞) or with の to describe something striped.

2

noun

woven stripe pattern

Specifically refers to a woven pattern of two or more different colors, as opposed to printed or painted stripes. Historically also written as 島 or 嶋.

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