How to say 'Sleeve' in Japanese | 袖

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The Japanese word for Sleeve is 'Sode', written as 袖 in Japanese.'Sleeve' in hiragana is そで.

word

袖

Meaning

Sleeve

Reading

そで

sode

Kanji

袖Sleeve

Explanation

The Japanese noun '袖 (そで)' refers to the 'sleeve' of a piece of clothing. It is commonly used to describe the part of a garment that covers the arm. This word can also appear in idiomatic expressions or phrases, such as '袖を引く (そでをひく)', which means 'to tug at someone's sleeve' (often to get their attention). Example sentences: She rolled up her sleeves「彼女は袖をまくった」(かのじょはそでをまくった). The sleeves of this shirt are too long「このシャツの袖は長すぎる」(このシャツのそではながすぎる).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Unknown

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6573

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 袖

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

袖

Meaning

Sleeve

Words Related to 袖 Through the Kanji 袖

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 袖 as well.

word

長袖

Meaning

Long sleeve

word

半袖

Meaning

Short sleeve

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What does 'Sode' (袖) mean?

'Sode' means 'Sleeve' .

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