格子縞(こうしじま)

こうしじま
noun
check pattern; plaid; tartan
clothing
1. check pattern; checked cloth; plaid
A pattern of vertical and horizontal stripes crossing to form squares, and by extension cloth woven in that pattern. The traditional Japanese name for what is now usually called チェック.
格子縞(こうしじま)のシャツを着(き)ている。
He is wearing a checked shirt.
祖母(そぼ)は格子縞(こうしじま)の着物(きもの)を大切(たいせつ)にしていた。
My grandmother treasured a checked kimono.
赤(あか)と黒(くろ)の格子縞(こうしじま)は、遠(とお)くから見(み)ても目立(めだ)つ柄(がら)だ。
A red and black check is a pattern that stands out even from a distance.

格子(こうし) is a lattice or grid; 縞(しま) is a stripe. Often shortened to 格子(こうし) when describing a pattern.

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Compare: チェック (check)
Compare: 縞模様(しまもよう) (stripes)
Compare: 市松模様(いちまつもよう) (checkerboard pattern)
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