Vocab Info
N2 Noun, Noun suffix, の-adjective
縞stripe, bar, streak
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, Noun suffix, の-adjective
1.
stripe, bar, streak
Noun
2.
(weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
also formerly written as 島 and 嶋
All Forms
縞 【しま】
Details
し
ま
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Examples
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シマウマの体には黒と白の縞がある。
Zebras have black and white stripes on their bodies.
- N2
縞の模様のシャツをストライプシャツと言う。
A shirt with a striped pattern is called a striped shirt.
- N2
クマノミの体にはオレンジと白の縞の模様があります。
The clownfish has orange and white stripes on its body.
- N2
横の縞のシャツはストライプと呼ばぬ。それはボーダーである。
Horizontal streaks on shirts are not called 'stripes'. They are called 'borders'.
- N2
水族館での観察を通じて縞の模様がある魚が沢山いる事が分かった。
Through observation at the aquarium, I found out that there are many fish with striped patterns.
- N2
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