Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 織

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily means "to weave" or "weaving." It refers to the process of interlacing threads or fibers to create fabric or textiles. This encompasses the act of creating cloth and the resulting woven material itself.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ショク (shoku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): (o) - This reading is used in the verb (oru), meaning "to weave."

Usage Examples

⚫︎ (はたおり) Translation: weaving; a loom ⚫︎ (そしき) Translation: organization; structure; tissue ⚫︎ (へんしょくぶつ) Translation: knitted and woven goods; textiles

Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It is comprised of two parts: the radical (糸, ito), meaning "thread," and the phonetic component (shoku or something related to it phonetically). The radical indicates the meaning related to thread or fabric, and the component provides the sound. Together, they represent the concept of using threads to weave, thus forming the meaning "to weave."

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