袰 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「衣」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「衣」
- On
- —
- Kun
- ほろ
- Meaning
- an arrow-stopping cloak (a character coined in Japan)
Origin
Coined in Japan from 衣 and 母: the cloth billowed at the back to stop arrows.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 袰ほろ
an arrow-stopping cloak
- 母衣ほろ
the usual writing
Example
武者が袰を背に負う。
The warrior wears the billowing cloak at his back.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)