縢り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縢
かが(り) Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
縢

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 縢(かが)る (kagaru, “to finish a raw edge”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かがり [kàgárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡa̠ɾʲi]

• Homophone: 篝

Noun

縢(かが)り • (kagari) 

1. (sewing) act of finishing a raw edge; finished edge

Usage notes

• This term is often spelled in hiragana, as かがり.