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生地

きじ

cloth, fabric; dough, batter

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Examples

  1. このスカートの生地はやわらかいです。

    このスカートのきじはやわらかいです。

    The fabric of this skirt is soft.

  2. パンの生地を一時間ほど休ませます。

    パンのきじをいちじかんほどやすませます。

    Let the bread dough rest for about an hour.

  3. 同じデザインでも、生地が違うと着心地が変わります。

    おなじデザインでも、きじがちがうときごこちがかわります。

    Even with the same design, a different fabric changes how it feels to wear.

Common patterns

パンの生地
bread dough
生地が厚い
the fabric is thick
生地を選ぶ
to choose a fabric

Memory tip

Think "the material before it becomes the product": cloth before it is sewn, dough before it is baked. Read せいち the same kanji mean birthplace — a separate, much rarer word.

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