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.
カーテン用の生地を選んだ。
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.
パン生地を一時間発酵させる。
Let the bread dough rise for an hour.
ケーキの生地を型に流し込む。
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.
気取らない話し方に、彼女の生地のよさが出ている。
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.
陶器の生地に釉薬をかけてから焼く。
Glaze is applied to the unglazed pottery body before firing.
塗装前に金属の生地をきれいに磨く。
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.
美容の文脈では、生地の肌を生かしたメイクという言い方がある。
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.
pizza dough; pizza crust
shortcrust pastry; tart crust