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What does 縞 (しま, shima) mean?

縞 (しま, shima) means stripe, striped pattern.

Quick facts
Readingしま
Romajishima
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
しま
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshima

stripe, striped pattern

  1. 1noun · noun suffix · no-adjective stripe; bar; streak
  2. 2noun (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

Example sentences

  • I bought a striped shirt.

  • This cat has brown stripes.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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