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Glyph origin
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Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) ramie

Etymology 1
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From. Found in the , completed some time after 759 CE.

Noun

 * 1) hemp or ramie
 * 2) thread made from the outer husk of the stems of hemp or ramie
 * 3) a textile made from this thread
 * 1) a textile made from this thread

Derived terms

 * : oil from the hemp or ramie seed
 * , : the process of pulling the hemp or ramie fibers from the husk
 * : a shop or store selling ramie
 * : a tub or basin
 * : a tub or basin in which the collected hemp or ramie fibers are placed

Etymology 2
From. Possibly the original name for the plant, or for the fiber from this plant.

Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,. believes that the Old Japanese word was borrowed from Korean.

Noun

 * 1)  old name for karamushi: the ramie plant,
 * 2) short for, , a kind of veil made of ramie and worn from the brim of a hat by women from the  through the

Etymology 3
Appears to be a compound of.

Some sources suggest that the mushi component derives from, from verb. However, ramie is not processed using steam, so these are more likely to be folk etymologies.

Noun

 * 1) the ramie plant,  (syn. )
 * 2) a thread made from the fibers of this plant
 * 3) a textile made from this thread

Derived terms

 * : a made from ramie

Etymology 4
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Alteration from karamushi. Rare and obsolete reading.

Noun

 * 1)  the ramie plant
 * 2)  a thread made from the fibers of this plant
 * 3)  a textile made from this thread

Etymology 5
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Alteration from karamushi. Rare and obsolete reading.

Noun

 * 1)  the ramie plant
 * 2)  a thread made from the fibers of this plant
 * 3)  a textile made from this thread

Etymology 6
From, but read with the on'yomi from. Compare modern 🇨🇬,.

Affix

 * 1) the ramie or hemp plant or fiber

Derived terms

 * : a rope or line made of hemp or ramie fiber
 * : ramie; a kind of thread made from ramie; adultery

Etymology 7
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Affix

 * 1) the ramie or hemp plant or fiber

Derived terms

 * : hemp or ramie