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絹布

けんぷ

N1silk cloth

Examples

資料館には模様を染めた絹布が展示されている。

職人は薄い絹布を木枠に張った。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 絹布 is read as けんぷ and means “silk cloth”.
  • Basic usage: The examples show displaying dyed silk cloth and stretching thin silk over a frame.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinguishing senses and uses
    • It denotes cloth made of silk and does not by itself identify a particular garment or finished object made from it.

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