noun

  1. short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period). Messages.hist.
  2. padded silk garment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
小袖 こそで

Contained Kanji Breakdown

little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
sleeve, wing (building), extension
そで シュウ (11th)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ