JōyōKanken 2
巾
Meaning
Kanji 巾
towel
towel, hanging scroll, width, cloth radical (no. 50)
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Example sentences
5 reference sentences
巾は布きれを表す字だ。
This character represents a piece of cloth.
古い辞典では巾に布の意味が載っている。
An old dictionary lists cloth as a meaning of this character.
巾という字は幅の意味でも使われる。
This character is also used with the meaning of width.
白い巾で机をふいた。
I wiped the desk with a white cloth.
旅人は頭に巾を巻いていた。
The traveler had a cloth head covering wrapped around his head.