Meaning and Usage
"生地" (きじ) primarily means "fabric" or "material" used for making clothes or other textile products. It can also refer to the batter or dough used in cooking, such as pancake batter.
Common Contexts
- In fashion and sewing, "生地" refers to the cloth or textile before it is made into a garment.
- In cooking, it refers to the mixture or batter before cooking.
Collocations and Patterns
- 高級な生地 (こうきゅうなきじ): high-quality fabric, used to describe premium materials.
- 生地を作る (きじをつくる): to make fabric or batter.
- 生地が柔らかい (きじがやわらかい): fabric is soft.
Usage Notes
When using "生地" in conversation, context is important to distinguish between fabric and batter. For example, in a cooking context, "生地" usually means batter or dough, while in fashion it means fabric. Avoid confusing "生地" with "生地" pronounced the same but meaning "birthplace" (also read as きじ but written as "出生地" or "故郷" for birthplace).