シルクshiruku

1. nounsilk
   これはシルクの感触かんしょくだ。↗

   This feels like silk.

• Synonym絹きぬNeutralThe native Japanese word for silk, with a traditional feel, as in 「絹の着物」; 「シルク」 is the loanword of everyday, fashion-minded speech.
• Synonym帛はくWrittenAn archaic, Chinese-flavoured literary word for silk, rarely seen in modern Japanese, where 「シルク」, 「絹」 or 「絹地」 cover the ground depending on context.
• Related絹布けんぷWrittenA written, fairly rare word for silk cloth, again centred on the fabric; unlike 「シルク」 it carries no fashion nuance.
• Related絹地きぬじNeutralNames silk as a fabric material, focusing on the cloth itself. 「シルク」 is the everyday word with a fashion feel, as in 「シルクのブラウス」.

For silk in everyday or fashion contexts use 「シルク」, as in 「シルクのブラウス」. The native 「絹」 sounds traditional, as in 「絹の着物」; 「絹地」 and the written 「絹布」 point to the cloth itself, while 「帛」 is archaic.

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1. 絹きぬ、絹糸けんし、絹織物きぬおりもの。