クロス
くろす
noun
cloth; cross
1.
cloth; tablecloth; cleaning cloth; wall covering
A piece of fabric or fabric-like material used to cover, wipe, or finish a surface. From English 'cloth'. Common compounds include テーブルクロス (tablecloth) and 壁紙クロス (wallpaper-style wall covering).
テーブルにクロスを敷いた。
I spread a cloth on the table.
メガネ用のクロスでレンズを拭いた。
I wiped the lenses with a glasses cleaning cloth.
壁のクロスを張り替えるだけで部屋の印象が大きく変わる。
Just by replacing the wall covering, the impression of the room changes dramatically.
2.
cross; crossing; X-shape
From English 'cross'. Refers to an X-shape, the act of crossing things over, a Christian cross, or in sports a cross-pass (especially in soccer).
腕をクロスさせる。
To cross one's arms.
彼は右サイドからクロスを上げた。
He sent up a cross from the right side.
選手たちのパスが鮮やかにクロスして、ゴール前でチャンスが生まれた。
The players' passes crossed beautifully and a chance was created in front of the goal.
Two unrelated loanwords have merged into the same katakana form: "cloth" (sense 1) and "cross" (sense 2). Context almost always disambiguates them.
SENSE 1 (cloth) COLLOCATIONS:
- テーブルクロス: tablecloth
- メガネクロス: glasses cleaning cloth
- 壁クロス / 壁紙クロス: wall covering, wallpaper
- クロスを敷く: to lay out a cloth
SENSE 2 (cross) COLLOCATIONS:
- クロスする: to cross over; to intersect
- クロスを上げる: to send in a cross (soccer)
- クロスカウンター: cross counter (boxing)
- クロスワード: crossword
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 布: cloth, fabric — native term; broader; lacks the 'tablecloth/wall covering' nuance
- 十字: cross-shape — native counterpart to sense 2; preferred for the religious/geometric cross