綾、文
あや
aya
JMdict entry #2034990
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone figure; design
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone style (of writing); figure (of speech)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone design; plot; plan
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone minor market fluctuation; technical correction
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana aloneabbreviation
cat's cradle
see: 綾取り・あやとり
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana aloneabbreviation
lease rod (in a loom)
see: 綾竹
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
とても元気よ！ねえ、ローラ、こちら友達の綾子。
totemo genki yo ！ nee 、 roora 、 kochira tomodachi no ayako 。
I'm fine, thanks. Oh, Laura, this is my friend, Ayako.
それは言葉の綾にすぎない。
sore ha kotoba no ryou ni sugi nai 。
That's nothing but a figure of speech.
この本は言葉のあやに富んだ本だ。
kono hon ha kotoba no aya ni ton da hon da 。
This book is full of figures of speech.
苦虫を噛みつぶしたような顔で、綾乃ちゃんは舌打ちした。
nigamushi wo kamitsubushi ta you na kao de 、 ayano chan ha shitauchi shi ta 。
Ayano tutted, making a sour face.