fuji

noun

fu·​ji ˈfü-(ˌ)jē How to pronounce fuji (audio)
: a spun silk clothing fabric in plain weave originally made in Japan

Examples of fuji in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Like juju, the style popularized by King Sunny Adé, fuji was originally built upon an embarrassment of pulsing polyrhythms shaped on kit drums, congas, bells, shakers, and talking drums, without much else beyond hectoring call-and-response singing. Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 5 July 2018

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Word History

Etymology

Fuji, mountain in Japan

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fuji was in 1925

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“Fuji.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuji. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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