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襷

Reading

Kana: たすき
Romaji: tasuki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cord to hold up sleeves, (kokuji)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  22
Radical Number:  145
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-17
Unicode:  8977
JIS:  6B27

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4272
New Nelson Index: 5512
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e17.1
Four Corner Index: 3725.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34737
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0278

Words

襷 (たすき)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
たすき掛け (たすきがけ)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
襷星 (たすきぼし)
Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
外襷反り (そとたすきぞり)
outer reverse backwards body drop
帯に短し襷に長し (おびにみじかしたすきにながし)
neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
襷反り (たすきぞり)
reverse backwards body drop
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