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無地 (むじ, muji) Japanese meaning: plain | Kotomora

無む地じ

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

plain; solid color; patternless

Describes fabric, paper, or surfaces without a pattern, print, or design; often used for clothing, wrapping, or backgrounds.

無む地じのシャツを着きてきた。

I wore a plain shirt.

包ほう装そう紙しは無む地じのほうが好すきだ。

I prefer plain wrapping paper.

Usage patterns

無む地じの〈物もの〉a plain, patternless ~
無む地じのTシャツを探さがしている。
I'm looking for a plain T-shirt.
〈物もの〉は無む地じだ~ is plain / has no pattern
このハンカチは無む地じです。
This handkerchief is plain, with no pattern.
〈物もの〉を無む地じにするto make ~ plain / a solid color
壁かべを無む地じにしたら部屋へやが明あかるく見みえた。
When I made the wall a plain color, the room looked brighter.

Kanji

無nothingness, none, ain't
地ground, earth

Related words

白しろ地じ
白地 refers specifically to a white base color (which may still carry a pattern), while 無地 means the fabric or surface has no pattern at all, regardless of color.

Opposites· 6

柄がらN3
柄 refers to a pattern or design printed on fabric or paper, the direct opposite of 無地's patternless, solid-color look.
花はな柄がらN3
花柄 describes something covered in a floral print, while 無地 describes something plain and solid-colored with no pattern at all.
ストライプN3
無地 means a plain, solid-color fabric or design with no pattern, the direct opposite of a ストライプ (striped) pattern.

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ぶちN1
無地 describes a plain, solid color with no pattern, the opposite of ぶち, which describes a spotted or patchy coloring.
縞しま模も様ようN3
無地 describes a plain, unpatterned surface, the direct opposite of 縞模様, which is covered in stripes.
縞しまN3
無地 means a plain, solid-color surface with no pattern, the direct opposite of 縞's striped pattern.

Don't confuse with

単たん色しょく
単色 means 'a single color' and can still have a pattern in that one color, whereas 無地 specifically means no pattern at all.
無む印じるし
無地 describes a plain, unpatterned surface or fabric, whereas 無印 specifically means lacking a brand label or logo.
白はく紙しN1
白紙 means blank (nothing written), whereas 無地 means plain or unpatterned (no design), which can still have writing or color on it.

Word family

色いろ無む地じ
solid-color kimono fabric (any color but black); kimono made of such fabric
鉄てつ無む地じ
slate gray unpatterned cloth

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 地 (ji, 'ground' or 'base'), literally 'without ground pattern'.