Japanese word

織る

Pronunciation

Romajioru

Meaning

  • verbweave

Example

母は布を織ります。haha wa nuno o o ri ma su

My mother weaves cloth.

Illustration for 織る (weave)

More examples

職人は色の違う糸を組み合わせて美しい模様を織ります。shoku nin wa iro no chiga u ito o ku mi a wa se te utsuku shi i mo yō o o ri ma su

The artisan weaves beautiful patterns by combining threads of different colors.

Core concept

Turns separate lengthwise and crosswise threads into fabric by interlacing them in an ordered pattern.

Common phrases

  • 布を織るnuno o o ru

    weave cloth

  • 機で織るki de o ru

    weave on a loom

  • 模様を織るmo yō o o ru

    weave a pattern

Similar words

編むamu: To make fabric or an object by interlacing strands in loops or linked rows.
織り上げるoriageru: To complete a piece of fabric by weaving its threads into a finished form.

Definition in Japanese

縦糸と横糸を組み合わせて布を作る。tate ito to yoko ito o ku mi a wa se te nuno o tsuku ru

Word origin

The native verb 織る (oru) is inherited Japanese, and its kanji 織 (shoku, "weaving") is a meaning-based written form rather than a borrowed spelling.

Usage tips

  • 織る (oru) is transitive, so the material or product being made is commonly marked by を (o).

Related words

  • 織物orimonowoven fabricnoun
  • 織り方orikataweaving methodnoun
  • 織り手oriteweavernoun

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