きめ – vocab dash

きめ

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Meanings

Noun

1. texture (e.g. skin, fabric) (Usually kana)

2. grain (e.g. wood) (Usually kana, esp. 木目)

3. detail (Usually kana)

Other spellings

木き目め肌理きめ

Other readings

Kanji in other spellings

Pitch accent

きめ

Used in vocabulary

wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste

Noun

wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

Noun

kimekomi doll

Noun

Examples4

彼かの女じょのドレスはきめの粗あらいウールでできていた。

Her dress was made of coarse wool.

きめの粗あらい材ざい質しつがその子この柔やわらかい肌はだを傷きずつけた。

The rough material hurt the child's tender skin.

彼かの女じょの肌はだは長なが年ねん戸こ外がいで働はたらいたのできめが粗あらくなっている。

Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.

少すこし気きになる…まで含ふくめると７０％を越こえる方ほうが毛け穴あなや肌理きめの粗あらさを気きにしています。

Including responses up to 'It bothers me a bit', over 70% of respondents said that they were concerned about their pores and skin texture.