crease from folding
Refers to a wrinkle or crease that forms when something is folded, such as paper, cloth, or clothing. Often used for unwanted creases.
シャツにたたみじわがついている。
The shirt has creases from being folded.
紙
It's hard to smooth out the creases in the paper.
折り目 is a deliberate fold line or crease, often neat and intentional. たたみじわ often implies an unintended or unwanted crease from folding.
Usually written in kana.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling. Rare.
Kanji spelling with 畳 (fold) and 皺 (wrinkle). Acceptable but less common than kana.
Full kanji spelling using 皺. Rare; the 皺 character is not a jōyō kanji.
Variant using 皴 instead of 皺. Very rare.
Full kanji variant with 皴. Very rare.
Compound of たたみ (連用形 of たたむ 'to fold') + じわ (wrinkle, from しわ with rendaku). The word literally means 'fold wrinkle'.