How to say 'Short sleeve' in Japanese | 半袖

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The Japanese word for Short sleeve is 'Hansode', written as 半袖 in Japanese.'Short sleeve' in hiragana is はんそで.

word

半袖

Meaning

Short sleeve

Reading

はんそで

hansode

Kanji

半Half 袖Sleeve

Explanation

The Japanese noun '半袖 (はんそで)' refers to 'short-sleeve' clothing, typically shirts or tops. It is commonly used to describe garments that have sleeves covering only the upper part of the arm, as opposed to full-length sleeves. For example: I bought a short-sleeve shirt「半袖のシャツを買いました」(はんそでのシャツをかいました). This short-sleeve shirt is comfortable「この半袖のシャツは快適です」(このはんそでのシャツはかいてきです). The term is often used in the context of summer clothing or casual wear.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2288

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 半袖

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

半

Meaning

Half

kanji

袖

Meaning

Sleeve

Words Related to 半袖 Through the Kanji 半

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 半 as well.

word

半月

Meaning

Half month

word

半日

Meaning

Half day

word

半

Meaning

Half

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半分

Meaning

Half

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後半

Meaning

Second half

word

半ば

Meaning

Middle, Halfway

word

半年

Meaning

Half year

word

半島

Meaning

Peninsula

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大半

Meaning

Majority

word

前半

Meaning

First half

word

半身

Meaning

Half body

word

半面

Meaning

Aspect

word

半数

Meaning

Half

word

半導体

Meaning

Semiconductor

word

半径

Meaning

Radius

Words Related to 半袖 Through the Kanji 袖

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 袖 as well.

word

長袖

Meaning

Long sleeve

word

袖

Meaning

Sleeve

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What does 'Hansode' (半袖) mean?

'Hansode' means 'Short sleeve' .

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