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衣 = 亠 + 𧘇
衣 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “garment”. It is built from 亠 (lid) and 𧘇 (scarf). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 423. It appears as a component in 15 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- garment
- RTK frame
- 423
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- イ, エ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ころも, きぬ, -ぎ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cloth, clothes, clothing, одежда
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 衣 clothes
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 衣
- 裁 tailor
- 装 attire
- 裏 back
- 壊 demolition
- 哀 pathetic
- 製 made in...
- 裳 skirt
- 裂 split
- 懐 pocket
- 依 reliant
- 褒 praise
- 袋 sack
- 襲 attack
- 袈 stole
- 裟 monk’s sash
How to find 衣 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lid” + “scarf”. 衣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 衣 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.