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Kanji for Pongee silk
The kanji for “pongee silk” is 紬, read chuu and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
紬
pongee silk
Hand-woven silk with a soft, natural texture; quiet craftsmanship.
11 strokes On reading チュウ (chuu) Kun reading つむぎ、つむぐ (tsumugi, tsumugu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
Readings used for names on Nazuke: chuu, tsumugi
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