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Kanji Detail for 裾 - "hem"

裾

  • Meaning

    裾 means "hem." Also associated with collar, to be extravagant.

    1. Hem - The bottom edge of a garment; the skirt of clothing.

    2. Collar - The front collar of a garment.

    3. To be extravagant - To be proud; to be lavish.

    4. Edge - The end of something; the lower part; the foot of a mountain.

  • Tattoo check: 裾

    • Verified meaning: hem
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: collar, to be extravagant

    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

    cuff; hem; foot of mountain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lapel, border of garment; skirt

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    garment

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    hem, lapel; skirt

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

    The lapel of clothing. The front and back panels of a long jacket that hang down are all called 裾. Such as saying 斷裾而去 (tearing the lapel and leaving).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ko(コ) コ

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    suso(すそ) すそ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    hem collar to be extravagant bottom of clothing edge border boundary fringe garment lower margin periphery rim skirt

Sentences including 裾

  • There is an old castle at the foot of the mountain.

  • Karen's skirt is riding up.

  • The city is located at the foot of the mountain.

  • There are many flowers at the base of the mountain.

  • I feel somewhat uneasy when I sit on a chair with Japanese clothes. I feel like the wind is blowing in from the cuff of my trousers.

  • I feel somewhat uneasy when I sit on a chair with Japanese clothes. I feel like the wind is blowing in from the cuff of my trousers.

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