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Kanji Detail for 裳 - "skirt, formal dress"

裳

  • Meaning

    裳 means "skirt, formal dress." Also associated with lower robe.

    1. Skirt - A garment worn from the waist down.

    2. Lower robe - Traditional clothing covering the lower body.

    3. Formal dress - Ceremonial attire.

  • Tattoo check: 裳

    • Verified meaning: skirt, formal dress
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: lower robe

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    skirt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clothes; skirt; beautiful

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lower garment; skirts; petticoats; garments

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    skirt, petticoat; beautiful

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    In ancient clothing systems, the upper part was called 衣 (coat), the lower part was called 裳 (skirt). Today clothing in general is called 衣裳.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mo(も) も

    mosuso(もすそ) もすそ

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    skirt lower robe formal dress hakama clothing garment attire ceremonial fabric flowing traditional elegance layers pleats waist worn

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