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袖

Readings

Kana: シュウ、そで
Romaji: shū, sode
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sleeve, wing (building), extension, give cold shoulder

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  145
Frequency:  1960
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-5
Korean Reading:  su
Chinese Reading:  xiu4
Unicode:  8896
JIS:  4235

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1164
Nelson Index: 4224
New Nelson Index: 5444
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e5.1
Four Corner Index: 3526.0
Gakken Index: 1495
Japanese Names Index: 1107
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34192
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0202
Remembering the kanji Index: 1108
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1078
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1117
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1189
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1496

Words

袖 (そで)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
振り袖 (ふりそで)
long-sleeved kimono
領袖 (りょうしゅう)
leader; chief; boss
両袖 (りょうそで)
both sleeves
袖口 (そでぐち)
cuff; armhole
小袖 (こそで)
short sleeves; quilted silk garment
半袖 (はんそで)
short sleeves
長袖 (ながそで)
long sleeves
角袖 (かくそで)
square sleeves
袖手傍観 (しゅうしゅぼうかん)
looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker
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