JLPT N2 · 6 strokes
Kanji 衣: "garment, clothes, dressing"
The kanji 衣 means "garment, clothes, dressing". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read イ, エ in on'yomi and ころも, きぬ, -ぎ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イエ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ころもきぬ-ぎ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | garment, clothes, dressing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1214 of 2,501 |
Common words with 衣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 衣装clothing; costume; outfit; garment
- 衣服clothes
- 衣clothes; garment · gown; robe
- 浴衣yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
- 白衣white clothes; white robe · white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.)
- 更衣室locker room; changing room; dressing room
- 衣類clothes; clothing; garments
- 脱衣所bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area · changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
- 黒衣black clothes
- 衣clothing; garment; dress
- 衣擦れrustling of clothes
- 着衣clothes (that one is wearing) · wearing clothes
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