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    3. 衣

    衣

    衣ころも

    garment

    N2KMT8Freq #1214Fashion & BeautyKanji6 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ころもきぬ-ぎ

    On'yomi

    イエ

    garmentclothesdressing

    亠

    亠
    衣

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    Alternative forms of this concept

    衤

    Concepts using this kanji

    衣料

    clothing

    衣装

    clothing

    衣

    clothes

    衣類

    clothes

    衣服

    clothes

    脱衣所

    bathroom antechamber

    衣替え

    seasonal change of clothing

    浴衣

    yukata

    白衣

    white clothes

    黒衣

    black clothes

    着衣

    clothes (that one is wearing)

    衣食住

    food, clothing and shelter

    衣料品

    clothing

    羽衣

    angel's raiment

    衣食

    food and clothing

    更衣室

    locker room

    中衣

    inner layer of clothing

    中衣くし

    inside pocket

    内衣

    single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)

    地衣

    lichen

    作業衣

    work clothes

    作務衣

    samue

    衣手

    sleeve

    日本地衣学会

    Japanese Society for Lichenology

    外衣

    outer garment

    法衣

    vestment

    手術衣

    surgical gown

    下衣

    undergarment

    一衣帯水

    (being separated only by a) narrow strip of water

    軍衣

    military clothes

    衣物

    clothes

    衣料品店

    clothing store

    直衣

    everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)

    天衣

    heavenly garment

    衣装方

    dresser

    白衣の天使

    nurse

    常衣

    everyday clothes

    旧衣

    worn-out clothes

    地衣植物

    lichen

    衣装合わせ

    dress coordination

    病衣

    hospital gown

    地衣類

    lichens

    更衣場

    changing room

    民族衣装

    national costume

    脱衣場

    dressing room

    衣装持ち

    owning a lot of clothes

    花衣

    fancy kimono used for cherry blossom viewing

    春衣

    spring clothing

    単衣

    unlined kimono

    着衣セックス

    clothed sex

    布衣始

    ceremony in which an abdicated emperor puts on informal court clothes (i.e. a kariginu and eboshi) for the first time

    羽衣国際大学

    Hagoromo University of International Studies

    深衣

    shenyi (Chinese aristocratic robes)

    天の羽衣

    angel's feathered robe

    種衣

    aril

    更衣所

    changing room

    衣装部屋

    walk-in closet

    便衣

    everyday clothes (in China)

    馬子にも衣装

    anybody can look good with the right clothes

    悪衣

    shabby clothes

    素衣

    white clothes

    衣帯

    clothes and obi

    脱衣室

    changing room

    夏衣

    summer clothes

    旅衣

    travel clothes

    衣装道楽

    love of fine clothing

    舞台衣装

    (theatrical) costumes

    便衣隊

    plain-clothes soldiers (esp. of the Chinese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War)

    垢衣

    dirty clothes

    婚衣

    nuptial plumage

    更衣

    changing one's clothes

    布衣

    linen kariginu

    舞衣

    clothes worn in traditional Japanese dance

    染衣

    dyed garments

    悪衣悪食

    shabby clothes and plain foods

    衣香

    perfume on the clothing

    衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ

    the clothes do not make the man

    衣々

    the morning after a couple have slept together

    衣かつぎ

    skin-on boiled taro corm

    すり衣

    plain white clothing patterned using dyes

    狭衣物語

    The Tale of Sagoromo (ca 1060 CE)

    舞衣装

    dancing costume

    着衣泳

    swimming fully-clothed

    借り衣装

    borrowed clothes

    糖衣構文

    syntactic sugar

    小衣蛾

    common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella)

    複衣

    lined garment

    白衣明妃

    Pandara

    紅葉衣

    comparing autumn leaves to a garment

    紅葉の衣

    comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment

    黒衣の宰相

    Buddhist priest who is also an important politician

    藍衣社員

    blue-collar

    皮衣

    fur coat

    歯に衣を着せない

    not mince matters

    歯に衣を着せぬ

    outspoken

    歯に衣着せない

    not mince matters

    歯に衣着せぬ

    outspoken

    色浴衣

    colourful yukata (colorful)

    貸し衣装

    clothing or costumes for rent

    毛衣

    fur coat (to protect against the cold)

    浴衣帯

    yukata sash

    天衣無縫

    perfect beauty with no trace of artifice

    浴衣がけ

    wearing a yukata

    寝衣

    nightclothes

    貫頭衣

    simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head

    拘束衣

    straitjacket

    肩衣

    sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi-period suō)

    御衣

    imperial garments

    麻衣

    linen robe

    婚礼衣装

    wedding clothes

    衣料繊維

    clothing fiber

    衣食足りて礼節を知る

    well-fed, well-bred

    恋衣

    garb of love

    錦衣玉食

    beautiful clothes and fine food

    胞衣

    afterbirth

    衣偏

    kanji "clothes" radical at left

    衣装戸棚

    wardrobe

    浄衣

    white robe or costume

    衣冠束帯

    full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion

    黄衣

    yellow clothes

    救命胴衣

    life jacket

    衣冠

    kimono and ancient head-dress

    衣架

    clothes rack

    衣笠草

    Japanese canopy plant (Paris japonica)

    寛衣

    loose clothes

    征衣

    traveling clothes

    衣紋

    dress

    衣魚虫

    true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)

    襲衣

    wearing one garment over another

    内衣嚢

    inside pocket

    紫衣

    purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household)

    獄衣

    prison uniform

    墨染めの衣

    priest's black robe

    墨染め衣

    priest's black robe

    糖衣

    sugar coating

    衣糧

    food and clothing

    綿衣

    garment padded with cotton

    衣笠茸

    bamboo fungus (Phallus indusiatus)

    錦衣

    fine clothes

    羽衣虫喰

    American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

    砂糖衣

    frosting

    砂糖の衣

    frosting (e.g. on a cake)

    唐衣

    ancient Chinese clothes

    衣桁

    clothes rack

    粗衣

    simple clothes

    衣蛾

    Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)

    衣紋掛け

    rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.

    羽衣烏

    red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

    僧衣

    priest's garb

    衣擦れ

    rustling of clothes

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 亠
    • 衣
    • 色浴衣
    • 衣笠茸
    • 衣笠草
    • 病衣
    • 衣装部屋
    • 垢衣
    • 紅葉衣
    • 紅葉の衣
    • 衣装持ち
    • 繍衣
    • 素衣
    • 緇衣
    • 中衣
    • 羅衣
    • 脱衣麻雀
    • 着衣セックス
    • 浴衣帯
    • 深衣
    • 砂糖衣
    • 種衣
    • 篠懸衣
    • 糖衣構文
    • 錦衣
    • 錦衣玉食
    • 舞衣
    • 舞衣装
    • 衣装戸棚
    • 更衣所
    • 狭衣物語
    • 日本地衣学会
    • 羽衣国際大学

    is_used_in

    • 悪衣
    • 衣
    • 衣架
    • 衣冠
    • 衣桁
    • 衣香
    • 衣装
    • 衣食
    • 衣食住
    • 衣帯
    • 衣鉢
    • 衣服
    • 衣紋
    • 衣料
    • 衣糧
    • 一衣帯水
    • 羽衣
    • 夏衣
    • 外衣
    • 旧衣
    • 軍衣
    • 更衣室
    • 獄衣
    • 黒衣の宰相
    • 作業衣
    • 作務衣
    • 借り衣装
    • 地衣
    • 僧衣
    • 脱衣場
    • 着衣
    • 中衣くし
    • 天衣
    • 天衣無縫
    • 白衣
    • 白衣明妃
    • 緋衣草
    • 弊衣
    • 便衣
    • 便衣隊
    • 法衣
    • 墨染めの衣
    • 墨染め衣
    • 胞衣
    • 襯衣
    • 黒衣
    • 脱衣所
    • 単衣
    • 麻衣
    • 浴衣
    • 内衣嚢
    • 衣替え
    • 更衣
    • 衣擦れ
    • 脱衣
    • 衣類
    • 襲衣
    • 胴衣
    • 衣嚢
    • 舞台衣装
    • 皮衣
    • 糖衣錠
    • 浴衣がけ
    • 御衣
    • 手術衣
    • 粗衣粗食
    • 婚礼衣装
    • 征衣
    • 浄衣
    • 地衣類
    • 唐衣
    • 糖衣
    • 濡れ衣
    • 衣手
    • 衣紋掛け
    • 貸し衣装
    • 天の羽衣
    • 暖衣飽食
    • 砂糖の衣
    • 囚衣
    • 衣料品店
    • 歯に衣を着せない
    • 緋の衣
    • 複衣
    • 弊衣破帽
    • 花嫁衣裳
    • 民族衣装
    • 悪衣悪食
    • 衣蛾
    • 衣装合わせ
    • 衣装箪笥
    • 衣装方
    • 旅衣
    • 脱衣室
    • 寛衣
    • 衣冠束帯
    • 衣装道楽
    • 弊衣蓬髪
    • 飽食暖衣
    • 藍衣社員
    • 歯に衣を着せぬ
    • 馬子にも衣装
    • 粗衣
    • 濡れ衣を着せる
    • 衣食足りて礼節を知る
    • 衣料品
    • 毛衣
    • 救命胴衣
    • 小衣蛾
    • 衣魚虫
    • すり衣
    • 衣偏
    • 羽衣虫喰
    • 地衣植物
    • 衣虱
    • 着衣泳
    • 狩衣
    • 布衣
    • 歯に衣着せない
    • 歯に衣着せぬ
    • 黄衣
    • 衣ばかりで和尚はできぬ
    • 拘束衣
    • 貫頭衣
    • 白衣の天使
    • 寝衣
    • 綿衣
    • 春衣
    • 花衣
    • 衣々
    • 染衣
    • 直衣
    • 肩衣
    • 羽衣烏
    • 羽衣甘藍
    • 衣類乾燥機
    • 衣料繊維
    • 婚衣
    • 布衣始
    • 衣物
    • 下衣
    • 更衣場
    • 内衣
    • 常衣
    • 濡れ衣を晴らす
    • 衣かつぎ
    • 恋衣
    • 紫衣

    Variants

    • 衤

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