also: ときもの
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
Refers to the act of taking apart sewn garments, or to garments that are intended to be unsewn, often for repurposing fabric. A somewhat specialized term used in sewing, tailoring, or traditional clothing contexts.
My grandmother unsewed an old kimono and made cushions from it.
The fabric from these unsewn clothes can still be used.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading ほどきもの.
Alternate reading ときもの; less common.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; also readable as ときもの.
Alternate reading ときもの; less common.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.
Compound of 解き (ほどき, continuative form of 解く 'to unsew, untie') + 物 (もの, 'thing'). The reading ときもの follows the same pattern using the alternate reading とく for 解く.