袪
sleeves, cuff
Strokes10
Readings
On'yomi
- キョ
- コ
Kun'yomi
- そで
Meaning
袪 centers on the end part of a garment that covers the arm: the sleeve or cuff.
Study
Etymology
袪 combines 衤 (clothing) with 去, which likely contributes a phonetic element. The character specifically refers to the sleeve or cuff of a garment.
Meaning mnemonic
The clothing radical 衤 beside 去 suggests a part of clothing that can be removed or pulled away—like a sleeve you slip your arm out of.
Reading mnemonic
For キョ, imagine a Kyoto tailor carefully sewing a cuff: Kyoto -> キョ, and the tailor's work is on the sleeve.