衿

9 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

neck, collar, lapel

Kun'yomi
  • えり
    		collar ②nape of the neck
On'yomi
  • キン
  • コン

Main Radical

衣(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えり 100.0%

Character Breakdown

neck, collar, lapel
えり　キン　コン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu

Common Words

うら
裏
えり
衿
neckband lining
えり
衿
うら
裏
lining of the collar
はん
半
えり
衿
neckpiece (on a kimono)
えり
衿
しん
芯
collar core (stiff fabric, etc. inside a collar)
えり
衿
した
下
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
えり
衿
さき
先
collar points
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References

Unicode hex code 887F
JIS X 0208 1-22-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4217
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5431
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1140
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1465
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 777
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1055
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2623
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2668
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 873
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 34149
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2237
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5e4.5
Four corner code 3822.7