Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food

襟: collar, neck

Also: lapel, one's inner feelings

JLPT N118 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

衤 carries the meaning · 禁 gives the sound

18 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

キンkin · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 胸襟きょうきんone's heart

えりeri · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 襟えりcollar; lapel; neckband
  • 襟巻きえりまきscarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
  • 襟元えりもと(around the) neck; nape

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Wear your story! This radical brings the world of tailoring, fashion, and social roles to its characters.”
More in the 衤 clothes story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
衤

Also built on clothes (衤)

All 10

Also read キン

25 kanji share this on'yomiAll 25
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jīn

Same form: 襟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
襟 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
襟 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin jīn 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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