織り・織|おりori[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounweave; weaving; woven item
   目めの細こまかい織おりのカーペットが一般的いっぱんてきには価値かちが高たかい。↗

   Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable.

• Synonym織物おりものNeutralWoven textiles — the finished cloth, as in 「絹織物」; 「織り」 stresses the technique and act of weaving.
• Synonym織布しょくふWrittenWritten/formal prose for woven cloth; in everyday speech say 「織物」.
• Synonym織り地おりじNeutralThe texture of a woven fabric — the surface look created by how the threads are combined; 「織り」 also names the craft of weaving itself.
• RelatedクロスNeutralLoanword for household coverings such as tablecloths and wall fabric; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related布ぬのNeutralCloth in general — the most all-purpose word; 「織り」 centers on the weaving process and technique.
• Related生地きじNeutralFabric for clothing, also used figuratively for one's true character; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related布地ぬのじNeutralCloth or fabric as material, and also scraps of cloth; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related呉服ごふくNeutralKimono fabric, especially silks — as in 「呉服屋」; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related服地ふくじNeutralFabric for making clothes; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related反物たんものNeutralKimono cloth sold by the bolt; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related切れ地きれじNeutralCloth or fabric as material, and also scraps of cloth; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• RelatedテキスタイルNeutralLoanword for textiles, leaning toward the design industry; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related織目おりめNeutralThe weave pattern — the surface texture and the gaps between threads; 「織り」 is the craft of weaving.
• RelatedファブリックNeutralLoanword for fabric, mostly in furniture and fashion contexts; 「織り」 is about the weaving technique.
• Related布帛ふはくWrittenWritten/formal prose for cloth and silk fabrics; everyday speech uses 「織物」.
• AntonymとくNeutralIn the weave-versus-unpick pairing this is the opposite of 「織り」: to untie, undo, or unsew.
• AntonymほぐすNeutralAlso the opposite of 「織り」 in weaving versus unpicking: to disentangle and separate what is tangled.

Use 「織り」 for the craft and technique of weaving itself, as in 「平織り」 and 「西陣織」. For the cloth that results, say 「織物」; for cloth in general, 「布」; for fabric as material, 「生地」; for kimono fabric, 「呉服」 or 「反物」. The opposites are 「解く」 and 「解す」, for undoing and unpicking.

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1. (おり) 糸いとを布ぬのに織おること。また、織おった物もの。織おり具合ぐあい。