縞模様（しまもよう、shimamoyou）
- stripe

The Japanese word 縞模様 means "striped pattern" or "stripe pattern." It refers to a design or appearance that consists of parallel bands or stripes of different colors or shades. This can apply to various things, from clothing and fabrics to natural phenomena like animal markings. The word emphasizes the characteristic of having alternating bands.

⚫︎そのシャツは縞模様です。 Translation: That shirt has stripes. ⚫︎縞模様のカーテンが部屋を明るくする。 Translation: The striped curtains brighten the room. ⚫︎トラは美しい縞模様を持っている。 Translation: Tigers have beautiful stripes.

You can use 縞模様 in various situations to describe something with stripes. You can use it to describe the pattern of fabrics, animal fur or skin, or even visual representations of data. It's a versatile word that easily conveys the concept of alternating bands. It's commonly used in descriptive contexts.

縞模様 is typically written in kanji and hiragana. The kanji for 縞 means "stripe" or "streak," and the kanji for 模様 means "pattern" or "design." The reading is しまもよう. There are no other common ways to write this word. The okurigana (送りがな, suffix hiragana) for 模様 is always よう.

There aren't direct perfect synonyms, but related words include: ⚫︎ストライプ (sutor-ipu): This is a loanword from English, also meaning "stripe." ⚫︎しま (shima): This word, by itself, also means "stripe".

There aren't direct antonyms, but the opposite would be a pattern without stripes, such as: ⚫︎無地 (muji): solid color, plain. ⚫︎単色 (tanshoku): single color.

彼女は縞模様のワンピースを着ていた。 ・Translation: She was wearing a striped dress. ・Explanation: This sentence describes someone wearing a dress with a striped pattern, using 縞模様 to specify the pattern.

その壁紙は、大胆な縞模様で部屋を飾っている。 ・Translation: That wallpaper decorates the room with bold stripes. ・Explanation: This sentence highlights how the striped pattern of wallpaper can be used for interior design.

The word 縞 is of Japanese origin, and 模様 is of Chinese origin. The combined word 縞模様 literally translates to "stripe pattern," directly reflecting its meaning. The kanji 縞 itself represents the meaning, and the kanji 模様 specifies that the arrangement is a pattern.