18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

collar, neck, lapel, one's inner feelings

Kun'yomi
  • collar ②nape of the neck
On'yomi
  • キン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えり 93.1%
キン 6.9%

Character Breakdown

collar, neck, lapel
えり キン (9th, N1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
prohibition, ban, forbid
キン (5th, N2)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

collar ②nape of the neck
stand-up collar
muffler (often fur)
(around the) neck ②collar (at the front)
hairline at nape of neck
mind of the emperor
nape of the neck
neckline (of dress, etc.)
same-colored neckband (colored)
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References

Unicode hex code 895F
JIS X 0208 1-22-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4267
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5504
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1252
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1599
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 845
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1156
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1099
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1180
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1924
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34647
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1181
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1537
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1639
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1733
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1905
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1555
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1637
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1108
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e13.2
Four corner code 3429.1
De Roo Code 641