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襟 kanji: meaning “collar”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N118 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
collar
On'yomi
キン
Kun'yomi
えり

Picture story to remember 襟

At court, a cloak (衤) without a proper collar is a prohibition (禁), so every cloak has a neat collar.

Parts in this story:禁

How to write 襟: stroke order

襟 is written with 18 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 襟

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Kanji that share parts with 襟.