袖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュウHS
Kun (native)
  • そでJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音xiu4
  • 한글su
  • Hán-ViệtTụ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
衣(ころも)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+8896

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰衤由

Words using this kanji

  • そでsleeve, wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.), flap (of a dust jacket)
  • 袖口そでぐち「そでぐち」を参照。cuff, armhole
  • 袖付そでつけattaching a sleeve to the body of a shirt, sleeve seam
  • 袖丈そでたけlength of a sleeve (of Western clothing), height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
  • 袖垣そでがきlow fence flanking a gate or entrance
  • 袖柱そでばしらsmall pillars supporting the main pillars of a torii or a temple gate
  • 袖山そでやまtop crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing), sleeve cap (of Western clothing)
  • 袖下そでしたbottom of the sleeve, height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing), secret, secret bribe
  • 袖裏そでうらlining of a sleeve, sleeve lining
  • 袖搦そでがらみbarbed metal weapon for catching criminals (Edo period)
  • 袖枕そでまくらusing the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow
  • 袖章そでしょう制服の袖につけ、所属、階級をあらわすための記章。sleeve badge, sleeve patch, chevrons
  • 袖珍しゅうちん持ち運び出来るほどのサイズ。 袖珍本と同義。pocket size
  • 袖壁そでかべwing wall
  • 袖標そでじるしsmall flag or piece of cloth worn on the shoulder armour to distinguish between friend and foe on the battlefield
  • 袖机そでづくえoffice desk with drawers on one side
  • 袖珍本しゅうちんぼんpocket-size book
  • 袖なしそでなしsleeveless (garment), sleeveless haori
  • 袖の露そでのつゆtears falling onto the sleeve
  • 袖ぐりそでぐりsleeve-hole, armhole

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(68 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-5
Four Corner
3526.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5e5.1
Heisig
1189
Nelson
4224