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衿
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collar or lapel

HSK 10 N1
Human →Body
qìn
キン、コン
えり
금
Components
衤 clothing (side)+ 今 now =
衿 collar or lapel
衤 Meaning component
yī clothing (side)
clothes
clothes
今 Phonetic component
jīn now
now, today, modern era
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Notes
Similar Characters
初 elementary裨 benefit补 mend (simp)衩 the open seam衫 shirt衬 underlayer (simp)衲 sew衹 only衽 coat袂 cuff袄 outer (simp)袍 robe袒 lay袖 sleeve袜 stockings (simp)袟 book cover袢 robe被 quilt袯 raincoat (simp)袱 wrapping cloth
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
衿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
衿 [jīn]
collar; belt; variant of 襟[jīn]
Japanese
襟 、 衿 、 領 えり 同音

noun

  1. collar; lapel; neckband; neck
  2. nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼のえりのサイズはいくつですか。
What size of collar does he take?
Japanese Names
衿 えり
Eri female given name
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 襟 [えり] #6,822
collar
領 [りょう] #8,204
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.)
⭐ 襟元 [えりもと] #13,852
(around the) neck
襟足 [えりあし] #43,539
hairline at the nape of the neck
襟ぐり [えりぐり] #57,918
neckline (of dress, etc.)
開襟 [かいきん] #125,089
unbuttoning a collar
半衿 [はんえり] #149,908
neckpiece (on a kimono)
衿先 [えりさき] #168,511
collar points
衿下 [えりした] #244,787
usu. the drop between collar and bottom hem on kimono, yukata, etc.
裏衿 [うらえり] #295,490
neckband lining
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