standard-width cloth (approx. 36 cm)
Refers to cloth woven at the traditional standard width, roughly 36 cm, used especially for kimono fabric.
This kimono is made from a bolt of standard-width cloth.
Standard kanji spelling for standard-width cloth.
Rare variant using 巾 for width.
Variant spelling with okurigana み.
Compound of 並 (なみ, 'standard, average') and 幅 (はば, 'width'). The term is specific to the textile industry.