Kanji Detail for 黼 - "embroidery"

黼

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
黼 means "embroidery."
1. Embroidery - Needlework on ceremonial robes; an axe pattern stitched with black and white thread.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

embroidery

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

embroidered official or sacrificial robe

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(archaic) motif of axes with black handles and white heads, a symbol of authority embroidered on ceremonial robes

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

embroidered official or sacrificial robe

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

In ancient times, axe-shaped embroidery on ceremonial robes was called 黼. Half black and half white.
Onyomi

fu(ふ)

ho(ほ)
Kunyomi

aya(あや)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

黹 (chi・nuitori・futsuhen)
Related Keywords
embroidery needlework ceremonial robes axe pattern stitched black white thread