unbleached cloth; natural beige color
Refers to fabric or the pale beige color of unbleached cotton or linen. Often used in fashion and interior contexts.
このシャツは生成りの生地でできている。
This shirt is made of unbleached cloth.
生成りのカーテンは部屋を柔らかい
na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
unbleached; undyed; natural beige
Describes the color or state of being unbleached/undyed. Used as a na-adjective or no-adjective.
生成りな色合いのリネンが好きだ。
I like linen with an unbleached hue.
Unbleached curtains give the room a soft atmosphere.
生成りのトートバッグはどんな服にも合う。
An unbleached tote bag goes with any outfit.
エクリュ is a loanword for 'ecru', a similar pale beige color, but 生成り is the native Japanese term with a stronger association with traditional unbleached cloth.
Standard kanji spelling for the unbleached cloth/color sense.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is ambiguous.
Alternate kanji spelling; may be confused with 生成 (せいせい, 'generation').
Rare kanji variant.
From 生 (ki, 'pure, raw') + 成り (nari, 'become, be'), literally 'as it is born/made', referring to the natural, unprocessed state of cloth.