Word Meaning 紅型

びんがた bingata

紅型 is read as びんがた (bingata) and means method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs.

Meaning

English

  1. method of dyeing, developed in Okinawa, in which a single stencil is used to produce richly polychromatic designs
  2. traditional dyed cloth from Okinawa

Reading

Kana

びんがた

Romaji

bingata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 125983 Priority T

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