絹|きぬkinu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounsilk
   この美うつくしいドレスは絹きぬで出来できている。↗

   This beautiful dress is made of silk.

• SynonymシルクNeutralLoanword for silk, used mostly for merchandise and products, as in 「シルクのスカーフ」.
• Synonym絹布けんぷWrittenWritten word for cloth woven of silk, as in 「絹布の着物」; more formal than the everyday 「絹」.
• Synonym帛はくFormalFormal literary term for silk of ancient times, as in 「玉帛」; very rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「絹」 by default for silk. Choose 「シルク」 when talking about silk products, 「絹布」 for silk cloth in written prose, and 「帛」 only in formal, archaic phrases like 「玉帛」.

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1. (きぬ) 蚕かいこの繭まゆから取とった繊維せんい。
2. (きぬ) 絹糸けんしで織おった織物おりもの。絹織物きぬおりもの。