What does kanji 衣 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 衣 is garment.

How is kanji 衣 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 衣 are ころも, きぬ, -ぎ; the onyomi readings are イ, エ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 衣?

Kanji 衣 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 衣?

The main radical for kanji 衣 is 衣.

What words use kanji 衣?

Example words that use kanji 衣 include 衣装, 衣料, 衣類, 衣服.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 7

衣

Meaning

Kanji 衣

garment

garment, clothes, dressing

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ころもきぬ-ぎ
Onyomi 音読み: イエ
Nanori 名乗り: そみそ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1214
Strokes: 6
Radical: 衣
Components: 亠 • 衣
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 193 entries that include this kanji.

衣装

いしょう

clothing

衣料

いりょう

clothing

衣類

いるい

clothes

衣服

いふく

clothes

衣食住

いしょくじゅう

food, clothing and shelter

如月

きさらぎ

second month of the lunar calendar

衣

ころも

coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

衣替え

ころもがえ

seasonal change of clothing

衣食

いしょく

to feed and clothe

衣料品

いりょうひん

clothing

衣々

きぬぎぬ

the next morning

衣かつぎ

きぬかつぎ

skin-on boiled taro corm

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は白い衣をまとっていた。

he was wearing a white garment.

僧は質素な衣で暮らしている。

the monk lives in simple clothing.

冬の衣はもうしまいました。

i have already put away the winter clothes.

この衣は絹でできています。

this garment is made of silk.

式では伝統的な衣を着た。

i wore traditional dress at the ceremony.