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型染め (かたぞめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

型かた染ぞめ

か

た

ぞ

め

Meanings

1

noun

stencil dyeing

A traditional Japanese dyeing technique using paper stencils to apply patterns to fabric.

型かた染ぞめは、着き物ものの柄がらを染そめる伝でん統とう的てきな技ぎ法ほうです。
Stencil dyeing is a traditional technique for dyeing patterns on kimono.

Written forms

型かた染ぞめUsage83%
Standard kanji spelling for stencil dyeing.
型かた染ぞめUsage17%
Abbreviated kanji form, often used in compound terms or technical contexts.

Kanji

型mould, type, model
染

dye, color, paint

Similar words

絞しぼり染ぞめ
Tie-dyeing, where fabric is bound and then dyed, creating different patterns from stencil dyeing.
友ゆう禅ぜん染ぞめ
A hand-painted dyeing technique, more detailed and freehand compared to the stencil-based 型染め.

Etymology

Compound of 型 (かた, 'pattern, mold') and 染め (そめ, 'dyeing'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term directly describes the technique.