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    3. 巾着

    巾着

    巾きん着ちゃく

    drawstring purse

    NTNounFood & DiningFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    きんちゃく

    Noun

    1.
    drawstring purse, money pouch
    2.
    pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden
    food, cooking
    3.
    hanger-on, follower, flunky, sycophant
    abbreviation
    4.
    unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    巾
    おお.い・ちきり・きれ…(2)
    towel・hanging scroll・width・cloth radical (no. 50)
    着
    き.る・き.せる・つ.く・つ.ける…(2)
    don・arrive・wear・counter for suits of clothing
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