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生地
kiji
Description
「生地」は、ふくを作るためのぬのや、パンやケーキを作る前の材料のことです。
"生地" refers to fabric used to make clothes or the raw materials before making bread or cakes.
服屋やパン屋でよく聞く言葉です。
It is a word often heard at clothing stores and bakeries.
Meanings
生地kiji
cloth, fabric, material for clothes
このシャツの生地はやわらかい。
The fabric of this shirt is soft.
生地kiji
dough, batter (before baking)
パンの生地をこねる。
Knead the bread dough.
生地kiji
one's true nature, unmade-up self
化粧をとると生地が出る。
When you remove makeup, the base shows.
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Notes
- Etymology
生 (raw, natural) + 地 (ground, base), meaning material in its unfinished state.
- Nuance
Same spelling can also read 'seichi' meaning birthplace, a separate word.
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