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JLPT N3 · Noun

生地 (kiji)

生地 (きじ, kiji) is a Japanese noun meaning “cloth; fabric”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きじ
Romaji
kiji
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. cloth; fabric; material; texture · noun
  2. dough; batter · noun
  3. inherent quality; one's true character; one's true colours · noun
  4. unglazed pottery · noun
  5. skin with no make-up · noun

Example sentences

生地を預ければドレスを仕立ててくれますか。
Will you make me up a dress if I give you the material?
Tatoeba #142776
イースト菌がパン生地を膨らます。
Yeast makes dough rise.
Tatoeba #229400

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 生地

生
life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes
地
ground, earthチ・ジ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生地.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn

Source: JMdict entry 1379330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.