衣
garment; clothes; dressing
6 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1214.
Readings
- イ (on reading): 衣装 (いしょう) clothing; 衣服 (いふく) clothes
- ころも (kun reading): 衣 (ころも) clothes; 衣替え (ころもがえ) seasonal change of clothing
- きぬ (kun reading): 衣 (きぬ) clothing; 濡れ衣 (ぬれぎぬ) false accusations
- エ (on reading): 紫衣 (しえ) purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); 黄衣 (おうえ) yellow clothes
- ぎ (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 浴衣 (ゆかた) yukata; 直衣 (のうし) everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward); 黒衣 (くろご) stage assistant dressed in black
Components
Kanji containing 衣
- 表 surface
- 裁 tailor
- 製 made in...
- 装 attire
- 壊 demolition
- 裏 back
- 喪 miss
- 依 reliant
- 裂 split
- 袋 sack
- 襲 attack
- 衰 decline
- 懐 feelings
- 哀 pathetic
- 褒 praise
- 衷 inmost
- 衾 quilt
- 畩 surplice
- 袈 a coarse camlet
- 袤 length
- 袰 hood
- 裔 descendant
- 裘 leather clothing
- 裝 dress
- 裟 Buddhist surplice
- 裳 skirt
- 裴 long robes
- 裹 wrap
- 褻 filthy
- 襃 praise
- 嚢 pouch
- 壞 demolition
- 懷 pocket
- 襞 pleat
Words using 衣
- 衣装 (いしょう) clothing
- 衣服 (いふく) clothes
- 脱衣 (だつい) undressing
- 衣類 (いるい) clothes
- 着衣 (ちゃくい) clothes (that one is wearing)
- 衣 (ころも) clothes
- 衣替え (ころもがえ) seasonal change of clothing
- 羽衣 (はごろも) angel's raiment
- 毛衣 (けごろも) fur coat (to protect against the cold)
- 皮衣 (かわごろも) fur coat
- 衣 (きぬ) clothing
- 濡れ衣 (ぬれぎぬ) false accusations
- 狩衣 (かりぎぬ) kariginu
- 肩衣 (かたぎぬ) sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi-period suō)
- 唐衣 (からぎぬ) short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)
- 浴衣 (ゆかた) yukata
- 直衣 (のうし) everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
- 黒衣 (くろご) stage assistant dressed in black
- 浴衣がけ (ゆかたがけ) wearing a yukata
- 衣魚虫 (しみむし) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
- 紫衣 (しえ) purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household)
- 黄衣 (おうえ) yellow clothes
- 作務衣 (さむえ) samue
- 浄衣 (じょうえ) white robe or costume
- 白衣明妃 (びゃくえみょうひ) Pandara
- 中衣くし (なかがくし) inside pocket
- 内衣嚢 (うちかくし) inside pocket
- 衣物 (そぶつ) clothes
181 words in all.