Onyomi: イ, エ · Kunyomi: -ぎ, きぬ, ころも · Meanings: clothes, dressing, garment
Kanji for clothes, dressing, garment
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衣 is a pictograph of clothes hanging and spreading out. It shows fabric covering the body from the shoulders down. Because it clearly represents something worn on the body, 衣 came to mean clothing or garments.
衣 is cloth that covers the body.
Imagine putting on a robe ????, the cloth hanging down and wrapping your body. That clothing is 衣.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 衣 | ころも | clothes, garment | common Noun |
| 衣 | きぬ | clothing, garment, dress | Noun |
| 衣服 | いふく | clothes | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 衣食住 | いしょくじゅう | food, clothing and shelter, necessities of life | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 衣類 | いるい | clothes, clothing, garments | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 衣装 | いしょう | clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 衣料 | いりょう | clothing | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 衣替え | ころもがえ | seasonal change of clothing, changing one's dress for the season | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 衣料品 | いりょうひん | clothing, articles of clothing, apparel | common Noun |
| 衣食 | いしょく | food and clothing | Noun |