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Readings

Kana: キン、コン、えり
Romaji: kin, kon, eri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

neck, collar, lapel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  145
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-5-4
Korean Reading:  geum
Chinese Reading:  jin1
Unicode:  887f
JIS:  365E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1140
Nelson Index: 4217
New Nelson Index: 5431
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e4.5
Four Corner Index: 3822.7
Japanese Names Index: 873
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34149
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0189
Remembering the kanji Index: 2623
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 777
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1055
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2668
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1465

Words

(えり)
collar; lapel; neckband; neck; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
衿芯 (えりしん)
collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)
襟ぐり (えりぐり)
neckline (of dress, etc.)
襟先 (えりさき)
collar points
半衿 (はんえり)
neckpiece (on a kimono)
衿下 (えりした)
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
衿裏 (えりうら)
lining of the collar
襟元 (えりもと)
front of neck; collar
襟足 (えりあし)
nape of neck; border of hair at back of neck
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