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Japanese symbol for “skirting”

Romaji: hakamaji
fabric used for a hakama; skirting

In Japanese, skirting is , read (hakamaji).

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Meanings

  1. n fabric used for a hakama; skirting

Kanji and stroke order

men's formal divided skirt
on: コ、ク
kun: はかま、ずぼん
11 strokes
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ズボン zubontrousers; pants
はかまぎ hakamagiceremony fitting child with a hakama
ふじばかま fujibakamathoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
ながばかま nagabakamalong hakama; trailing hakama
はおりはかま haorihakamahaori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
おんはかまりょう onhakamaryoubetrothal money given from woman to man
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe

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.