謎なぞ染ぞめ

noun

riddle-dyeing; dyeing pattern incorporating a riddle

A traditional Japanese dyeing technique where a riddle or wordplay is incorporated into the pattern, often used on kimono or fabric.

• 謎なぞ染ぞめの着物きものには、模も様ようの中なかに隠かくされた言こと葉ば遊あそびがある。

  In a riddle-dyed kimono, there is wordplay hidden within the pattern.

• この帯おびは謎なぞ染ぞめで、よく見みると文も字じが浮うかび上あがる。

  This obi is riddle-dyed; when you look closely, letters emerge.