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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: cuff, hem, foot of mountain

Kunyomi: すそ

Onyomi: キョ, コ

Composition: 衤 居

裾

Radical

Radical: 衣

Meaning: clothes

Reading: ころも

Frequency: 607

Alternative forms:

衤(alt radical position hen)

衣

Examples

Onyomi Examples

裾礁 (キョショウ) fringing reef

Kunyomi Examples

裾 (すそ) hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress), bottom part, bottom edge, foot (of a mountain), tips (of hair), downstream

裾野 (すその) foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle

山裾 (やますそ) foot of a mountain, base of a mountain, foothills

裳裾 (もすそ) cuff (of pants), hem (of skirt), train (of dress), foot (of mountain)

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