Word Meaning

たすき tasuki

襷 is read as たすき (tasuki) and means cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono.

Meaning

English

  1. cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
  2. obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
  3. sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip)

Reading

Kana

たすき

Romaji

tasuki

Writing Variants

  • 手繦 たすき tasuki

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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しごとのまえにたすきをかけた。

Before starting work, I put on the cord that keeps the sleeves up.

はははわふくのそでをたすきでまとめた。

My mother gathered the kimono sleeves with that cord.

りょうりをするときはたすきをつかうとうごきやすい。

When cooking, it is easier to move if you use a cord to keep your sleeves up.

そのみせではてんいんがあかいたすきをみにつけている。

At that shop, the staff wear a red sash-like cord.

ふるいたんすからたすきがいっぽんでてきた。

A cord for holding sleeves up was found in an old chest of drawers.