紬 — ju

Parts that make up 紬

How 紬 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 紬 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 糸, 由.

Korean example words with 紬

• 면주綿紬 Korean gloss: 명주실로 무늬 없이 짠 천
• 명주明紬 Korean gloss: 명주실로 무늬 없이 짠 천
• 저주紵紬 Korean gloss: 모시실과 명주실로 짠, 조금 거친 비단의 하나
• 반주斑紬 Korean gloss: 날은 명주실, 씨는 명주실과 무명실을 두 올씩 섞어 짠 천
• 생명주生明紬 Korean gloss: 생사로 짠 명주
• 숙명주熟明紬 Korean gloss: 숙사로 짠 명주
• 쌍문주雙紋紬 Korean gloss: 중국에서 나는 비단의 하나
• 삼팔주三八紬 Korean gloss: 중국에서 생산되는 올이 고운 명주
• 쌍주雙紬 Korean gloss: 명주의 하나.
• 분주粉紬 Korean gloss: 희고 고운 명주.
• 색주色紬 Korean gloss: 물을 들인 명주.
• 생주生紬 Korean gloss: 생사로 짠 명주.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 紬

• 紬つむぎ tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
• 絹紬けんちゅう pongee (unbleached silk)
• 紬糸つむぎいと tsumugi silk yarn; (spun) silk noil yarn
• 紬鯊つむぎはぜ yellowfin toxic goby (Yongeichthys criniger); horny goby
• 白紬しろつむぎ white pongee
• 大島紬おおしまつむぎ Oshima tsumugi weave (type of pongee made in the Amami islands)
• 結城紬ゆうきつむぎ silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye); Yūki pongee

Characters sharing the phonetic 由

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “주”

Other hanja with radical 糸