Word Meaning

さび sabi

皺 is read as さび (sabi) and means bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric).

Meaning

English

  1. bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric)
  2. creases in an eboshi hat

Reading

Kana

さび

Romaji

sabi

Writing Variants

  • しぼ shibo

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161172 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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そぼのてにはこまかなしわがたくさんある。

My grandmother's hands are full of fine wrinkles.

このしゃつはしわがめだつから、あいろんをかけよう。

This shirt has noticeable creases, so let's iron it.

かれはかんがえこむと、すぐひたいにしわをよせる。

When he thinks deeply, he immediately furrows his brow.

ながくすわっていたので、ずぼんにしわができた。

Because I sat for a long time, my pants got creased.

そのろうじんはわらうとめもとのしわがふかくなる。

When the old man smiles, the wrinkles around his eyes deepen.

じしょにはしゅうをひふやぬののしわとせつめいしている。

The dictionary explains this character as wrinkles or folds in skin and cloth.

かみをつよくにぎったら、こまかいしわがのこった。

When I gripped the paper tightly, fine creases were left behind.

そのぬのはあらうたびにしわがふえる。

That cloth gets more wrinkles every time it is washed.

しんぱいのあまり、かのじょはみけんにしわをよせたままだった。

She kept a worried furrow between her brows because she was so anxious.

She wrinkled her brows.