クロスkurosu

1. nouncloth
2. nountablecloth
   彼女かのじょはテーブルの上うえにクロスを広ひろげた。↗

   She spread a cloth over the table.
3. nounwallpaper; wall fabric

• Synonym布ぬのNeutralThe everyday word for cloth, the most common and widest in range; 「クロス」 is typically heard for cloth with a set use, such as tablecloths, wallpaper or wiping cloths.
• Synonym生地きじNeutralFabric or material, with emphasis on its texture or quality; it also means dough, which 「クロス」 never does.
• Synonym織物おりものNeutralWoven textiles, with emphasis on the weaving itself, as in 「伝統織物」; 「クロス」 names cloth by its use.
• Synonym布地ぬのじNeutralCloth as a material itself, as in 「布地を選ぶ」; 「クロス」 refers to finished cloth for a specific use.
• Synonym織布しょくふWrittenWritten, technical word for woven fabric, used less often; it stresses the weaving process rather than a cloth's use.
• SynonymテキスタイルNeutralLoanword for textiles, common in the design industry; unlike 「クロス」, it does not point to cloth for specific uses such as tablecloths or wallpaper.
• SynonymファブリックNeutralLoanword for fabric used in home furnishings, as in 「ファブリックソファ」; 「クロス」 covers tablecloths and wallpaper.
• Synonym布帛ふはくWrittenWritten term covering cloth and silk textiles; a generic word for fabric, now mostly in the textile and apparel fields.
• Related織りおりNeutralFocuses on the craft: a fabric's weave or the act of weaving, and by extension the woven piece itself. It is about how cloth is made, not what it is used for.
• Related切れ地きれじNeutralFabric or material, but also fabric scraps and traditionally patterned textiles — senses 「クロス」 lacks.
• Related織り地おりじWrittenWritten, technical term for the texture of a woven fabric, focusing on how the threads are interlaced.

Use 「クロス」 for cloth defined by its use — tablecloths, wallpaper, wiping cloths, as in 「テーブルクロス」「壁紙クロス」. For everyday cloth say 「布」, for fabric to sew 「生地」, for textiles 「織物」, and for home-furnishing fabric 「ファブリック」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 布ぬの。織物おりもの。
2. 書物しょもつの表紙ひょうしに用もちいる、加工かこうした布ぬの。