How to say "canvas" in Japanese

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キャンバスCommon
nounCovers canvas in its basic senses, such as the heavy cloth used for painting or making items. This is the usual word when translating 'canvas' outside of sports contexts.
彼かれは絵筆えふでをカンバスにさっと走はしらせた。↗
He swept his brush across the canvas.
マットCommon
nounRefers to the canvas of a boxing or wrestling ring — the thick padded floor, not fabric or an artist's canvas. Outside these sports it means a mat, so it is rarely the word you want for other senses of 'canvas'.

Use 「キャンバス」 for canvas as a material or painting surface, and 「マット」 only for the padded canvas floor of a boxing or wrestling ring.

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