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衿 = 衤 + 今
衿 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lapel”. It is built from 衤 (cloak) and 今 (now). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2668.
- Keyword
- lapel
- RTK frame
- 2668
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キン, コン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- えり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- neck, лацкан
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 衿 collar or lapel of garment
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 衿 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cloak” + “now”. 衿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 衿 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.