How to say "lining" in Japanese
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- 裏地うらじnounCovers the lining of clothing and bags: the layer of fabric sewn in behind the outer material of a coat, jacket, or handbag. A common word for this physical inner layer.
- 裏打ちうらうちnoun, suru verb, transitive verbLining in the sense of backing: reinforcing the back of paper, cloth, or a painting with an extra layer. Not the word for a garment's sewn-in lining; figuratively it describes claims backed by evidence.
Use 裏地 for the sewn-in fabric lining of a coat, bag, or similar item; 「裏打ち」 is backing—reinforcing the back of paper, cloth, or a painting—and figuratively being backed by evidence.
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