型紙(かたがみ)

かたがみ
noun
pattern; template (sewing)
1. pattern; template (sewing/craft)
A paper template used as a guide for cutting fabric when making clothes or other sewn items.
型紙(かたがみ)に沿(そ)って布(ぬの)を切(き)った。
I cut the fabric following the pattern.
この本(ほん)には型紙(かたがみ)が付(つ)いている。
This book comes with patterns included.
自分(じぶん)で型紙(かたがみ)を作(つく)ってワンピースを縫(ぬ)った。
I made my own pattern and sewed a dress.

FORMATION:
型(かた) (form/mold) + 紙(かみ)→がみ (paper)

Note: 紙(かみ) becomes 紙(がみ) (rendaku) in this compound.

USAGE:

  • 型紙(かたがみ)を写(うつ)す (to trace a pattern)
  • 型紙(かたがみ)を起(お)こす (to create a pattern)
  • 型紙(かたがみ)を当(あ)てる (to place a pattern on fabric)

ALTERNATIVE TERM:

  • パターン (pattern - loanword, also commonly used)

CONTEXT:
Used in sewing, dressmaking, and craft projects. Professional patterns often come in standard sizes.

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Added 2026.1.19 13:35 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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