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袖 = 由 + 衤

袖 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sleeve”. It is built from 由 (wherefore) and 衤 (cloak). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1189.

Keyword
sleeve
RTK frame
1189
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そで
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
рукав
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
袖 sleeve

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 由 wherefore
  2. 衤 cloak

How to find 袖 without knowing its reading

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

Open 袖 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.