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N2 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, No-adjective

(しま)stripe, bar, streak

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    1. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix, No-adjective

      1.

      stripe, bar, streak

    2. Noun

      2.

      (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

      also formerly written as 島 and 嶋

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      シマウマの(からだ)には(くろ)(しろ)(しま)がある。

      Zebras have black and white stripes on their bodies.

      • N2

      (しま)模様(もよう)のシャツをストライプシャツと()う。

      A shirt with a striped pattern is called a striped shirt.

      • N2

      クマノミの(からだ)にはオレンジと(しろ)(しま)模様(もよう)があります。

      The clownfish has orange and white stripes on its body.

      • N2

      (よこ)(しま)のシャツはストライプと()ばぬ。それはボーダーである。

      Horizontal streaks on shirts are not called 'stripes'. They are called 'borders'.

      • N2

      水族館(すいぞくかん)での観察(かんさつ)(つう)じて(しま)模様(もよう)がある(さかな)沢山(たくさん)いる(こと)()かった。

      Through observation at the aquarium, I found out that there are many fish with striped patterns.

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