noun
A richly decorative woven fabric, often with raised patterns in gold or silver thread. Used in traditional Japanese garments and obi.
この帯は錦織でできている。
This obi is made of brocade.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with okurigana; less common but still seen.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common.
金襴 is a specific type of brocade heavily using gold thread, often more luxurious and associated with Buddhist vestments or Noh costumes, while 錦織 is a broader term for brocade.
Compound of 錦 (nishiki, 'brocade') and 織 (ori, 'weaving'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly describes a woven brocade fabric.