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WORD DETAIL

絹物

きぬもの

N1silk goods · silk clothing

Examples

祖母は虫を避けるため、絹物を丁寧にしまった。

この店では帯や羽織などの絹物を扱っている。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 絹物 is read as きぬもの and is a noun for silk goods or silk clothing such as sashes and formal jackets.
  • Basic usage: Storing silk goods appears in 絹物をしまう, while a store carrying them appears in 絹物を扱う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Finished goods rather than raw material
    • It groups clothing and other items made from silk rather than naming the fiber itself.
  • Difference from
    • Unlike the word for silk as a material, this term focuses on products made from it.

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