ウールuuru

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounwool
    彼かれはウールと綿わたの区別くべつがつかない。↗
    He cannot tell wool from cotton.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym羊毛ようもうNeutralRefers to the wool shorn from sheep, i.e. the raw material; 「ウール」 usually suggests wool fabric or cloth.
  • Related毛糸けいとNeutralMeans knitting wool or yarn, with the focus on the thread itself, as in 「毛糸で編む」.

For wool fabric use 「ウール」, as in 「ウールのコート」; 「羊毛」 is the raw wool from sheep, and 「毛糸」 is knitting yarn.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 家畜かちくの体毛たいもう。特とくに羊毛ようもう。
  2. 家畜かちくの体毛たいもう(特とくに羊毛ようもう)でつくられた毛織物けおりもの。
English equivalents

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