11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

men's formal divided skirt

Kun'yomi
  • hakama
  • ずぼん
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はかま 100.0%

Character Breakdown

men's formal divided skirt
はかま コ ク (Kentei Pre-1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
boast
コ カ ほご.る (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
waning moon(虧) variant
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ さまた.げられる

Common Words

ceremony fitting child with a hakama
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
the shoemaker's children go barefoot
betrothal money given from woman to man
informal noh performed in light clothes (during the summer)
work hakama for use in the snow
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
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References

Unicode hex code 88B4
JIS X 0208 1-24-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4229
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5448
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1509
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1088
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2626
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2670
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1643
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34236
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e6.4
Four corner code 3422.7
De Roo Code 652