also: メリアス
knitted fabric; knitwear
Refers to knitted fabric or knitted goods, often used for underwear or stockings. Loanword from Spanish/Portuguese.
from Spanish medias · from Portuguese meias
This shirt is made of knitted fabric.
Knitwear products feel good against the skin.
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used.
Rarely used ateji kanji form.
Borrowed from Spanish 'medias' or Portuguese 'meias', meaning stockings or knitted goods.