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蝋染め (ろうぞめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蝋ろう染ぞめ

ろ

う

ぞ

め

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the wax-resist dyeing technique used on fabric, as well as the resulting textile.

インドネシアの蝋ろう染ぞめは美うつくしい模も様ようで知しられている。
Indonesian batik is known for its beautiful patterns.
このスカーフは手て作づくりの蝋ろう染ぞめです。
This scarf is handmade batik.

Written forms

蝋ろう染ぞめ
Standard kanji spelling for batik.
蠟ろう染ぞめUsage100%
search-only kanji form
Search-only abbreviated kyūjitai form.
蝋ろう染ぞめ
Abbreviated kanji form, less common but still used.
ろう染ぞめ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used for clarity.

Kanji

蝋

wax

染dye, color, paint

蠟wax, candle, waxy

Similar words

染せん色しょく
染色 is the general term for dyeing, while 蝋染め specifically refers to wax-resist dyeing (batik).
絞しぼり染ぞめ
絞り染め is tie-dyeing, another resist-dyeing technique, but uses binding instead of wax.

Etymology

Compound of 蝋 (ろう, 'wax') and 染め (ぞめ, 'dyeing'). The technique originated in Indonesia and was introduced to Japan.