Shima

JLPT N2

縞 (Shima) is a Japanese noun meaning “stripe, bar, streak, (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)”.

Meanings

  1. noun, noun suffix, adjectival nounstripe; bar; streak
  2. noun(weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)also formerly written as 島 and 嶋

Examples

  • Is that green striped shirt in the wash?

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

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