紗しゃ

しゃ

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Meanings

1

silk gauze

A thin, translucent silk fabric with a plain weave, used for summer kimono, linings, or decorative purposes.

夏なつの着き物ものには紗しゃがよく使つかわれる。
Silk gauze is often used for summer kimono.

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Usage patterns

紗しゃで仕し立たてるto tailor (a garment) from silk gauze
この夏なつ物ものの着き物ものは紗しゃで仕し立たてられている。
This summer kimono is tailored from silk gauze.

Expressions

紗しゃのようgauzy; like gauze; sheer

Kanji

紗gauze, gossamer

Related words

絹きぬN4
絹 is the general word for silk, while 紗 refers specifically to a thin, gauze-weave silk fabric.
羅ら
羅 is another sheer, open-weave silk gauze similar to 紗, but with a more complex, lace-like weave structure.

Don't confuse with

絽ろ
紗 and 絽 are both thin, gauze-like summer silk weaves, but 絽 has a distinct ribbed pattern from alternating plain and gauze weaves while 紗 is uniformly open-weave.

Counted with

枚まいN3
Used because 紗 (a thin, sheer silk fabric) is thin and flat, like other cloth counted with 枚.

Word family

紗しゃ幕まく
scrim; gauze curtain
金きん紗しゃ
silk crepe; fine silk crepe fabric
寒かん冷れい紗しゃ
cheesecloth

Etymology

The kanji 紗 originally referred to a fine, thin silk fabric in Chinese, and the Japanese reading しゃ is derived from the Chinese pronunciation.