design, figured cloth, twill
綾 centers on patterned woven fabric: a design worked into cloth, especially the diagonal lines of twill weave. The idea of figured cloth extends naturally to any decorative textile design.
綾 combines 糸 (thread, textile) with 夌, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of crossing or layering, fitting the twill pattern. The exact origin of 夌 is uncertain.
The left side 糸 is thread, and the right side 夌 looks like a complex crossing pattern. Picture threads crossing diagonally to create a figured cloth design.
For リン, imagine a linen cloth woven with a twill pattern: linen -> リン, and the threads create the design.
figure; design
cat's cradle
twill (fabric)
high-quality glossy white habutai silk
sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
in beautiful patterns
twill damask and brocade
technical rally; retracement
zigzag, dogtooth pattern
lease rod (in a loom)
colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
twilled silk fabric
pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace)
figured cloth; twill fabric
elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk
type of traditional Japanese conical hat
twill damask and brocade
thin silk material