生地・素地|きじkiji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncloth; fabric; material; texture
   生地きじを預あずければドレスを仕立したててくれますか。↗

   Will you make me up a dress if I give you the material?
2. noundough; batter
   イースト菌きんがパン生地ぱんきじを膨ふくらます。↗

   Yeast makes dough rise.
3. nouninherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours
4. noununglazed pottery
5. nounskin with no make-up
6. noununcoated metal

• SynonymクロスNeutralA loanword for tablecloths and wallpaper, as in 「テーブルクロス」; mostly refers to finished products.
• Synonym布ぬのNeutralA general word for cloth, as in 「布で拭く」; 「生地」 centers on fabric for making clothes and also covers dough and one's true character.
• Synonym織物おりものNeutralTextiles or woven cloth, as in 「絹織物」; somewhat formal.
• Synonym布地ぬのじNeutralThe same word as 「切れ地」: written 「布地」 it usually means cloth or its texture, while scraps are more often written 「切れ地」.
• Synonym織布しょくふWrittenA written, formal word for woven cloth, used mainly in textile-industry language.
• Synonym切れ地きれじNeutralRefers to cloth or its texture, as in 「着物の切れ地」; often suggests traditionally patterned fabric.
• SynonymテキスタイルNeutralA loanword for textiles, used mainly in the design and fashion industries.
• Synonym織り地おりじNeutralRefers to a fabric's texture, or to woven cloth itself, with the emphasis on texture.
• SynonymファブリックNeutralA loanword for fabric, used mostly for home furnishings, as in 「ファブリックソファ」.
• Synonym布帛ふはくWrittenA written, formal term for cloth and silk fabrics collectively; rarely used today.
• Related織りおりNeutralRefers to the weave or a woven item, as in 「西陣織」; the focus is on how the cloth is woven.

「生地」 covers fabric for making clothes, and also dough and one's true character. For cloth in general use 「布」, for textiles 「織物」, and for home-furnishing fabric 「ファブリック」. 「テキスタイル」 fits design and fashion talk, 「クロス」 finished items like tablecloths, while 「織り地」 and 「織り」 stress texture and weave.

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

1. 手てを加くわえていない元もとからの性質せいしつ。
2. 織物おりもの。布地ぬのじ。
3. 釉ゆうをまだ塗ぬっていない陶磁器とうじき。
4. 小麦粉こむぎこなどに水分すいぶんを加くわえて練ねったもの。
5. 化粧けしょうをしていない肌はだ。