褶しゅう襞へき

しゅ

う

へ

き

Meanings

folds; wrinkles; creases

Technical or literary term for folds, pleats, or wrinkles, especially in geology (mountain folds) or anatomy. Rare in everyday speech; 折り目 or しわ are more common.

褶しゅう襞へき山さん脈みゃくは、地ち殻かく変へん動どうによって形けい成せいされた。
Fold mountains were formed by crustal movements.
この岩がん石せきには細こまかい褶しゅう襞へきが見みられる。
Fine folds can be seen in this rock.

Kanji

褶pleats
襞pleat, fold, tuck
皺wrinkles, creases, folds

Related words

折おり目め
Common word for a fold or crease, especially in paper or cloth. 褶襞 is more technical and often used for geological or anatomical folds.
しわ
Everyday word for wrinkles on skin, cloth, or paper. 褶襞 is a formal, rare term for larger-scale or structural folds.

Written forms

褶しゅう襞へき
Technical kanji spelling; both characters are uncommon. 褶 means 'pleat' or 'fold', and 襞 means 'fold' or 'crease'.
皺しゅう襞へきUsage100%
Variant spelling using 皺 (wrinkle) instead of 褶. Even rarer than 褶襞.

Etymology

Compound of 褶 (pleat, fold) and 襞 (fold, crease). Both kanji are rare and carry similar meanings, reinforcing the idea of folding. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is primarily used in technical contexts.