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裾

cuff
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingキョ、コ
Kun readingすそ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cuff
    カレンの裾が捲れている。Karen's skirt is riding up.tatoeba
  2. hemRtK
    裾を袴の中に入れる。The hem of Hitoe should be tucked into Hakama.wiki
    裾を絞って着用する。When wearing, its hems at the bottom are wringed.wiki
  3. foot of mountain
  1. (trouser) cuff
  2. shirttail
  3. bottom (of a kimono)
  4. train (of a dress)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cloak · reside · flag (方) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1145

Compound words

も裾もすそ
cuff (of pants)
裳裾もすそ
cuff (of pants)
裾よけすそよけ
underskirt (half-slip), worn under kimono
裾回しすそまわし
lining at the bottom of a kimono
裾刈りすそがり
trimming hair
裾除けすそよけ
underskirt (half-slip), worn under kimono
裾分けすそわけ
sharing with others what has been given to you
お裾分けおすそわけ
sharing with others what has been given to you
御裾分けおすそわけ
sharing with others what has been given to you
裾野産業すそのさんぎょう
supporting industries

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 裾

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step