皺(しわ)

しわ
noun
wrinkle
informal
1. wrinkle (on skin or fabric)
A line or crease on skin caused by aging, or a crease in fabric or paper.
顔(かお)に皺(しわ)がある。
There are wrinkles on the face.
シャツの皺(しわ)をアイロンで伸(の)ばす。
I iron out the wrinkles in my shirt.
年(とし)を取(と)ると顔(かお)に皺(しわ)ができる。
Wrinkles appear on the face as you age.
目尻(めじり)の皺(しわ)が気(き)になる。
I'm concerned about the wrinkles at the corners of my eyes.
スーツケースに入(い)れていた服(ふく)に皺(しわ)がついてしまったので、アイロンをかけた。
The clothes I had put in my suitcase got wrinkled, so I ironed them.

皺(しわ) refers to wrinkles on skin (from aging or expression) and creases in fabric or paper. Often written in hiragana (しわ) in casual contexts.

Skin wrinkle collocations

Fabric crease collocations

Common expressions

皺寄(しわよ)せ means 'passing the burden onto someone else' — the negative consequences are 'pushed' like wrinkles being gathered to one spot.

Related Words

Related: アイロン (iron (for clothes))
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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