How to say "linen" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 麻布あさぬのnounLinen as woven cloth: fabric made from hemp or flax. Use it when you mean the finished cloth — the material something is made of — rather than the raw fiber.
- 麻あさnounThe fiber word: hemp, flax, jute, and linen all fall under it, so context decides which is meant. It points to the fiber and material; 麻布 is the word for the woven cloth.
Use 麻 for linen as a fiber or raw material — it covers hemp, flax, and jute too — and 麻布 when you mean the woven cloth or fabric itself.
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