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襟

襟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

collar, neck, lapel, one's inner feelings

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キンHS
Kun (native)
  • えりJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音jin1
  • 한글geum
  • Hán-ViệtKhâm

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

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
衣(ころも)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+895F

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰衤禁

Words using this kanji

  • 襟えり（えり）衣服の、を取り囲んでいる部分に付けられる。collar, lapel, neckband, neck
  • 襟元えりもと(around the) neck, nape, collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.), collar area
  • 襟巻きえりまきscarf (esp. one worn for warmth), muffler
  • 襟首えりくびnape of the neck
  • 襟足えりあしhairline at the nape of the neck, nape
  • 襟髪えりがみscruff of neck
  • 襟度きんどmagnanimity, generosity, welcoming personality
  • 襟懐きんかい心中で思っていること。(one's) inner thoughts, feelings
  • 襟章えりしょう洋服の襟につけ、所属、階級などを示すための記章。lapel badge, collar badge
  • 襟腰えりこしheight of the neck
  • 襟ぐりえりぐりneckline (of dress, etc.)
  • 襟回りえりまわりcollar, area around the collar, counterclockwise (when seated in a circle), anti-clockwise
  • 襟巻鷸えりまきしぎruff, reeve (species of sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax)
  • 襟付きえりつきcollared, having a collar, (appearance of) one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos, (financial) circumstances
  • 襟白粉えりおしろいwhite powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)
  • 襟替ええりがえbecoming a geisha (of a geisha apprentice)
  • 襟細胞えりさいぼうchoanocyte, collar cell
  • 襟飾りえりかざりjewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.), necktie
  • 襟巻蜥蜴えりまきとかげfrilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), frill-necked lizard
  • 襟を正すえりをただすto straighten oneself, to straighten one's clothes and one's posture, to adopt a more serious attitude

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-13
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3429.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5e13.2
Heisig
1180
Nelson
4267