衣

garment, clothes, dressing

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

イエ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ぎきぬころも

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:6

JLPT:N2

Frequency:1214

Vocabulary

イ

Word	Reading	Meaning
衣装	イショウ	clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
衣食住	イショクジュウ	food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
衣服	イフク	clothes
衣料	イリョウ	clothing
更衣室	コウイシツ	locker room; changing room; dressing room

エ

Word	Reading	Meaning
着衣	チャクエ	clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
白衣	ビャクエ	white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
白衣	ハクエ	white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
黒衣	コクエ	black clothes
脱衣	ダツエ	undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
衣	ころも	clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
寝衣	ねまき	nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown; nightdress
白衣	しろきぬ	white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
白衣	しろぎぬ	white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
肌衣	はだぎ	underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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