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布帛 (ふはく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

布ふ帛はく

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Meanings

1

General term for woven textiles; used in technical, commercial, and everyday contexts.

この布ふ帛はくは綿めん100%です。
This fabric is 100% cotton.

Expressions

人ひとに善ぜん言げんを与あたうるは布ふ帛はくよりも煖あたたかなりkind words warm more than cloth

Kanji

布linen, cloth, spread
帛cloth

Related words

生き地じ
生地 is a more common, everyday word for fabric or material, while 布帛 is slightly more formal or technical.
織おり物もの
織物 specifically means woven fabric, whereas 布帛 can encompass both woven and knitted textiles.

Etymology

Compound of 布 (cloth) and 帛 (silk fabric). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with textiles.

布ふ帛はくの種しゅ類るいによって手て触ざわりが異ことなる。

The texture differs depending on the type of cloth.