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布幅いっぱい (nunohabaippai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

布ぬの幅はばいっぱい

Meanings

1

full width of cloth; using the entire fabric width

Refers to using the entire width of a bolt of fabric without cutting or folding, often in sewing or tailoring contexts.

このスカートは布ぬの幅はばいっぱいを使つかって作つくられています。
This skirt is made using the full width of the fabric.

Kanji

布linen, cloth, spread
幅hanging scroll, width

Etymology

Compound of 布 (nuno, 'cloth'), 幅 (haba, 'width'), and いっぱい (ippai, 'full'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward descriptive compound.