袖 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「衤」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「衤」
- On
- シュウ
- Kun
- そで
- Meaning
- sleeve
Origin
Clothing plus a phonetic element: the part of a garment the arm passes through — the sleeve.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シュウ | 領袖 |
|---|---|
| そで | 袖・半袖 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 半袖はんそで
short sleeves
- 領袖りょうしゅう
leader of a faction
Example
暑いので半袖に着替えた。
It was hot, so I changed into short sleeves.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)