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Japanese symbol for “garments”

Romaji: irui
clothes; clothing; garments

In Japanese, garments is , read (irui).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n clothes; clothing; garments

Kanji and stroke order

garment, clothes, dressing
on: イ、エ
kun: ころも、きぬ、-ぎ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
sort, kind, variety
on: ルイ
kun: たぐ.い
18 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いしょう ishouclothing; costume; outfit
ゆかた yukatayukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
いふく ifukuclothes
いりょう iryouclothing
はくい hakuiwhite clothes; white robe
しゅるい shuruivariety; kind; type
じんるい jinruimankind; humanity
しょるい shoruidocument; papers

See also: Chinese symbol for “garments”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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