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Kanji Detail for 巾 - "cloth, towel, width"

巾

  • Meaning

    巾 means "cloth, towel, width."

    1. Cloth - A piece of fabric.

    2. Towel - A cloth for drying.

    3. Width - The measurement from side to side.

    4. Headwear - A cloth covering for the head.

  • Words using 巾

    • 布巾 ふきん Listen dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

  • Tattoo check: 巾

    • Verified meaning: cloth, towel, width
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きん, きんじ, はば)

    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.

  • Name readings of 巾

    Surnames 巾(きん)Listen 巾(きんじ)Listen 巾(はば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    kerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old); Kangxi radical 50

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

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

    A wiping cloth. (Book of Rites) "After washing, hand over the cloth." Meaning what is used to wipe after washing. The common hand towel. | A headcloth. A type of cap. Such as the square cap, worn by Ming dynasty students. Hence, pedantic scholarly airs are called 頭巾氣.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fuku(フク) フク

    kin(キン) キン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    chikiri(ちきり) ちきり

    kire(きれ) きれ

    oo.i(おお-い) おお-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    cloth towel width headscarf wrapping breadth blanket covering dimension drying extent fabric piece rag range scope span textile

Sentences including 巾

  • You shouldn't keep towels and cleaning rags together.

  • Instead of just standing there, could you bring me a cloth?

  • 5. When the reaction is over, place the test-tube on a damp cloth.

  • The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.

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