つづら

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of つづら – see the following entries.

【葛】S [noun] Short for 葛藤 (tsuzurafuji): Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum​) [noun] Short for 葛籠 (tsuzurako): a wicker basket used for holding clothes [noun] Short for 葛折り (tsuzuraori): something winding or zigzaggy, especially a road at a hill-slope [noun] a style of 襲の色目 (kasane no irome, “color combination by layering of garments”), with bluish black on the front and light (or pale) blue on the back Alternative spelling ツヅラ

【葛籠】 [noun] a traditional wicker basket used for holding clothes

(This term, つづら, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as つづら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as つづら.)