漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
袈: a coarse camlet
JLPT N111 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
衣 carries the meaning · 加 is drawn in
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ケke · on'yomi · in compounds
- 大袈裟おおげさexaggerated; overdone; overblown
- 袈裟けさkasaya; monk's stole
- 袈裟懸けさがけwearing a kasaya
Also read カ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dress for the occasion! This radical represents the protective layers we wear and the social identity that fine clothing provides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
加
Also built on add (加)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side袈 a coarse camlet · 加
vs衰 decline · 口In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jiā
Same form: 袈 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 袈 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 袈 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jiā most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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