漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
裾: cuff, hem
Also: foot of mountain
N1 (our estimate)13 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
衤 carries the meaning · 居 is drawn in
13 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
すそsuso · kun'yomi · on its own
- 裾すそhem; (trouser) cuff; shirttail
- 裾野すそのfoot of a mountain
- 山裾やますそfoot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Also read キョ, コ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
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繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
居
Also built on reside (居)
Also read キョ
10 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side裾 cuff · 衤
vs据 set · 扌In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jū
Same form: 裾 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 裾 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 裾 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jū 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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