袖

そで

Meanings

1. Noun sleeve
2. wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
3. flap (of a dust jacket)

Kanji

• 袖 sleeve. Read as そで.

Example sentences

• 右の袖をあげてください。
  Roll up your right sleeve.
• ない袖は振れぬ。
  An empty bag can't stand upright.
• そでないという証拠はない。
  We have no proof to the contrary.
• お金を貸せといわれても無いそでは振れないよ。
  I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.
• 犬は私の袖にかみついて穴をあけた。
  The dog has bitten a hole in my sleeve.

Common phrases

• 袖を通す (そでをとおす) to put on (clothing)
• 袖を持つ
• 袖をまくる
• 袖にする (そでにする) to be cold (to)
• 袖を掴む
• 袖にある
• 袖を引く

Words containing 袖

• 半袖 (はんそで) short sleeves
• 長袖 (ながそで) long sleeves
• 小袖 (こそで) short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period)

And 54 more.

Word lists

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