このコートには厚手の生地が使われている。
Thick fabric is used for this coat.
I chose fabric for the curtains.
Cooking and baking use; often appears in compounds or phrases such as パン生地, ピザ生地, and ケーキの生地.
Let the bread dough rise for an hour.
Pour the cake batter into the pan.
inherent quality; true character; true colours
Refers to what a person or thing is like underneath outward presentation. This use is less common than the fabric and dough senses and can sound somewhat literary or old-fashioned.
Her unpretentious way of speaking shows her good natural character.
unprocessed base material; unglazed pottery; uncoated metal
Technical or craft use for a surface or body before finishing, glazing, coating, or painting. In ceramics it can mean unglazed pottery; in metalwork it can mean bare, uncoated metal.
Glaze is applied to the unglazed pottery body before firing.
Polish the bare metal clean before painting.
bare skin; skin with no make-up
A limited beauty or appearance-related use for skin before make-up or other covering; in everyday speech, 素肌 or すっぴん is usually more natural.
In beauty contexts, there is an expression meaning make-up that makes use of the skin as it is.
It took a long time to choose the fabric for this dress.
Roll out the bread dough with a rolling pin.
When he gets drunk, his true nature shows.
I cut the fabric according to the pattern.
Let the dough rise before baking the bread.
生地 usually refers to fabric as raw material for sewing or tailoring, whereas 織物 emphasizes the woven structure of the cloth itself.
shortcrust pastry; tart crust