Kanken 1
襦

Meaning

Kanji 襦

underwear

underwear

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
したぎはだぎ
Onyomi 音読み
ジュ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
19
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
儒 • 臑 • 檽 • 燸 • 蠕 • 需 • 嬬

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

赤古里

チョゴリ

chogori

襦袢

ジュバン

undershirt (worn under a kimono)

長襦袢

ながじゅばん

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono

肉襦袢

にくじゅばん

flesh-colored leotards

肌襦袢

はだじゅばん

(Japanese-style) undershirt worn under nagajuban

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

母は新しい襦袢を買ってくれた。

My mother bought me a new traditional undergarment.

夏でも襦袢を着たほうがいい。

Even in summer, it is better to wear that inner layer.

汗をかいたので、襦袢を着替えた。

I changed my undergarment because I got sweaty.

この襦袢は肌ざわりがやわらかい。

This underlayer feels soft against the skin.

祭りの日は着物の下に白い襦袢を着る。

On festival days, people wear a white undergarment beneath traditional clothing.