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裾 = 居 + 衤

裾 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hem”. It is built from 居 (reside) and 衤 (cloak). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1145.

Keyword
hem
RTK frame
1145
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョ, コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すそ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
cuff, подол
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
裾 lapel

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 居 reside
  2. 衤 cloak

How to find 裾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “reside” + “cloak”. 裾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 裾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.