巾
cloth; towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)
3 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.
Readings
- キン (on reading): 雑巾 (ぞうきん) house-cloth; 頭巾 (ずきん) headgear (esp. one made of cloth)
- フク (on reading)
- おおい (kun reading)
- ちきり (kun reading)
- きれ (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 脛巾 (はばき) leggings; 肩巾 (ひれ) shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress); 巾子 (こじ) vertical part of kanmuri cap
Components
Kanji containing 巾
- 市 market
- 制 system
- 席 seat
- 師 expert
- 幅 hanging scroll
- 帯 sash
- 幕 curtain
- 布 linen
- 飾 decorate
- 帝 sovereign
- 幌 canopy
- 刷 printing
- 帳 notebook
- 帽 cap
- 幣 cash
- 帆 sail
- 幡 flag
- 帥 commander
- 凧 kite
- 帖 quire (of paper)
- 吊 suspend
- 匝 go around
- 乕 tiger
- 帋 paper
- 佩 wear
- 帑 money repository
- 帙 Japanese book cover
- 帚 broom
- 帛 cloth
- 珮 bauble
- 帶 belt
- 帷 curtain
- 幀 making books or scrolls
- 幄 curtain
- 幇 help
- 幃 bag
- 幎 cloth covering
- 幔 curtain
- 幗 woman's head covering
- 幟 flag
- 幢 flag
- 幤 Shinto zigzag paper offerings
Words using 巾
- 雑巾 (ぞうきん) house-cloth
- 頭巾 (ずきん) headgear (esp. one made of cloth)
- 巾着 (きんちゃく) drawstring purse
- 黄巾の乱 (こうきんのらん) Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
- 腰巾着 (こしぎんちゃく) hanger-on
- 脛巾 (はばき) leggings
- 肩巾 (ひれ) shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)
- 巾子 (こじ) vertical part of kanmuri cap
37 words in all.