Japanese Word Entry

Kana:しわ
Romaji:shiwa
Definitions:
  1. wrinkle, crease

  2. ripple

Alternative forms:
  • 皴 【 しわ (shiwa) 】

  • シワ (shiwa)


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Chinese characters used in this word

wrinkles, creases, folds
Readings
Mandarin: ㄓㄡˋ (zhòu), ㄓㄡ (zhōu)
Cantonese: zau3
Japanese: シュウ (shuu)、 スウ (suu) / しわ (shiwa)、 しぼ (shibo)
Korean: 추 (chu)
Vietnamese: trứu
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Semantic variant form:

wrinkles, cracking, creases, chapped, cracked
Readings
Mandarin: ㄘㄨㄣ (cūn)
Cantonese: seon1
Japanese: シュン (shun) / ひび (hibi)、 しわ (shiwa)
Korean: 준 (jun)
Vietnamese: thuân