裳

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

skirt

Kun'yomi
  • も
    		traditional skirt
  • もすそ
On'yomi
  • ショウ

Main Radical

衣(KanXi) 小(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ショウ 65.4%
も 34.6%

Character Breakdown

skirt
ショウ　も　もすそ (Kentei Pre-1)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

はな
花
よめ
嫁
い
衣
しょう
裳
bridal costume
も
裳
traditional skirt
も
裳
すそ
裾
cuff (of pants)
も
裳
ぎ
着
Heian-period coming-of-age ceremony for girls
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References

Unicode hex code 88F3
JIS X 0208 1-30-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1370
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5472
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2615
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3231
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2269
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 800
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 863
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1803
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2376
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34357
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 808
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n11.2
Four corner code 9073.2