袂 — kanji meaning “sleeve”
袂
sleeve, foot (of hill), edge
- Meanings
- sleeve, foot (of hill), edge
- On'yomi
- ベイ (bei)、ケツ (ketsu)
- Kun'yomi
- たまと、たもと
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- mèi — Chinese character page
Words with 袂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分袂 | ぶんべい bunbei | parting (from someone) |
| 袂を絞る | たもとをしぼる tamotooshiboru | to shed many tears; to weep; to wring dry one's sleeve (which has been soaked by tears) |
| 袂糞 | たもとくそ tamotokuso | dust, etc. that gathers in the bottoms of sleeves (esp. in Japanese traditional clothing) |
| 袂の露 | たもとのつゆ tamotonotsuyu | tears on the sleeves (of one's kimono); weeping copiously |
| 連袂 | れんべい renbei | doing in unison; doing together; doing en masse |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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