木目

きめ

Also written 肌理, きり

Meanings

1. Noun texture (e.g. skin, fabric)
2. grain (e.g. wood) (esp. 木目) See also: 木目 (もくめ).
3. detail See also: きめ細か (きめこまか).

Kanji

• 木 tree. Read as き.
• 目 eye. Read as め.

Common phrases

• 木目を生かす

Words containing 木目

• 木目込み (きめこみ) wooden dolls
• 木目込人形 (きめこみにんぎょう) wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood
• 木目込み雛 (きめこみびな) kimekomi doll

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