襷 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

「襻」の字音が失われ、会意化による変形を経たもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cord to hold up sleeves, (kokuji)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

Kun (native)
  • たすき
Other languages
  • Hán-ViệtCử

Basics

Strokes
22 strokes
Radical
衣(ころも)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+8977

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰衤擧

Words using this kanji

  • たすき(たすき)和服の袖や袂が邪魔にならないようからげる紐や布。 (たすき)一方の肩から他方の腰まで斜めにかける輪状の紐や布。駅伝ではバトン代わりに使われる。 (たすき)紐や線、細長い物を斜めに交差すること。その形や模様。cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono, sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip), obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
  • 襷星たすきぼしChinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 襷反りたすきぞりreverse backwards body drop

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(5 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-17
Four Corner
3725.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5e17.1
Nelson
4272