かつ
褐
　
を
と
釈
　
く

expression, Godan verb

  1. to enter government service, to become an official, to don an official uniform, to remove commoners' clothing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かつ
褐
　
を
と
釈
　
く
 褐を釈く かつをとく
かつ
褐
　
を
と
解
　
く
 褐を解く かつをとく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

brown, woollen kimono
カツ (9th, N1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
why, how, when
カツ　なんぞ　いつ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
beggar, beg, give
カツ　カチ　カイ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
deceased(亡) variant
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
explanation
シャク　しゃ　セキ (7th, N1)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
shaku, Japanese foot, measure
シャク　せき (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)