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並幅 (なみはば) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

並なみ幅はば

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Meanings

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noun

standard-width cloth (approx. 36 cm)

Refers to cloth woven at the traditional standard width, roughly 36 cm, used especially for kimono fabric.

この着き物ものは並なみ幅はばの反たん物ものから仕し立たてられています。
This kimono is made from a bolt of standard-width cloth.

Written forms

並なみ幅はばUsage58%
Standard kanji spelling for standard-width cloth.
並巾なみはばUsage42%
Rare variant using 巾 for width.
並なみ幅はば
Variant spelling with okurigana み.

Kanji

並row, and, besides

幅hanging scroll, width

巾towel, hanging scroll, width

Similar words

広ひろ幅はば
広幅 refers to wide-width cloth, typically double the standard width, used for Western clothing or large items.
小こ幅はば
小幅 can mean narrow width in general, but in textiles it often refers to cloth narrower than the standard 並幅.

Etymology

Compound of 並 (なみ, 'standard, average') and 幅 (はば, 'width'). The term is specific to the textile industry.