縞|しまshima[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun (suffix), no-adjectivestripe; bar; streak
    あのグリーンの縞しまのシャツ、今こん洗濯せんたくしてるん?↗
    Is that green striped shirt in the wash?
  2. noun(weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)also formerly written as 島 and 嶋
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymストライプNeutralA loanword for stripes, as in 「ストライプのシャツ」; leans toward fashion and clothing contexts.
  • Synonym縞模様しまもようNeutralRefers to the striped pattern itself, as in 「縞模様のシャツ」; it stresses the pattern and is essentially interchangeable with 「縞」.
  • Antonym無地むじNeutralMeans plain, solid color with no pattern; the direct opposite of 「縞」, which has stripes.

Use 「縞」 for stripes and striped fabric, as in 「縦縞」「横縞」. For the pattern itself say 「縞模様」; for striped clothing 「ストライプ」 is the usual word. The opposite is 「無地」, plain with no pattern.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (しま)いくつかの色いろや素材そざいなどが縦たてや横よこまたはそれを組み合くみあわせて並ならんでいる織物おりもの、島しま物もの。
  2. 語義ごぎ1で表あらわされる図柄ずがら。縞柄しまがら、縞模様しまもよう。
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