also: かんはた · かんばた · かにはた
noun
thin twilled silk fabric
Archaic term for a type of fine silk with a twill weave. Not used in everyday modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.
古い文献には「綺」という絹織物が登場する。
The silk fabric called '綺' appears in old documents.
Archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
絹 is the general modern word for silk, while 綺 refers specifically to an archaic thin twilled silk fabric.
The kanji 綺 originally referred to a patterned twill silk. The word is now archaic, and its exact historical derivation is uncertain.