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Frequency: 1759
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

design
figured cloth
twill

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
リン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あや
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
りょう

Common Words

Noun
Freq #15462
1

Word usually written using kana alone

figure; design

2

綾 only

twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes

3

Word usually written using kana alone

style (of writing); figure (of speech)

4

Word usually written using kana alone

design; plot; plan

5

Word usually written using kana alone

minor market fluctuation; technical correction

6

Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

cat's cradle

7

Word usually written using kana alone; Abbreviation

lease rod (in a loom)

綾子
んず
Noun
Freq #40323
1

figured satin

言葉の綾
とばのあや
Noun
Freq #43271
1

figure of speech

Examples
この本は言葉のあやに富んだ本だ。
This book is full of figures of speech.
綾取り
あや取り
綾取
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #50285
1

cat's cradle

綾なす
操す
やな
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #94414
1

彩なす/綾なす only

to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern

Examples
あやなす木々で山が染まっていた。
The mountainside was ablaze with the autumn colors of the trees.
2

to manipulate skillfully

目も綾
めもあや
Expression
~な Adj.
Freq #110427
1

dazzlingly beautiful; brilliant

綾織
あや織り
やおり
Noun
Freq #119362
1

twill (fabric)

やいと
Noun
Freq #150375
1

colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread

ょうら
Noun
Freq #152250
1

elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk

やにしき
Noun
Freq #161986
1

twill damask and brocade

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