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JLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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vertical stripes; striped fabric

Refers to a pattern of vertical stripes, or fabric with such a pattern. Often contrasted with 横縞 (horizontal stripes).

縦たて縞じまの〈物もの〉a vertically-striped ~ (shirt, fabric, etc.)
彼かれは縦たて縞じまのシャツを着きていた。
He was wearing a vertically-striped shirt.
縦たて縞じまが入はいっているto have vertical stripes running through it
このドレスには細ほそい縦たて縞じまが入はいっている。
This dress has thin vertical stripes running through it.

ストライプN3
ストライプ is the fashionable loanword for any stripe pattern, while 縦縞 is the native Japanese term specifically for vertical stripes.

横よこ縞じまN3
縦縞 is a pattern of vertical stripes, while 横縞 is the same idea turned sideways, horizontal stripes.

縞しまN3
縞 is the general word for a striped pattern with no fixed direction, whereas 縦縞 specifically means the stripes run vertically.

枚まいN3
Used when counting pieces of striped fabric or similar flat items; not for the abstract pattern itself.

Compound of 縦 (tate, 'vertical') and 縞 (shima, 'stripes').

Usage5%

立たて縞じまUsage2%

Rare variant using 立.