衣ころも手でころもでMeanings1nounsleeveArchaic word for 'sleeve', found mainly in classical literature. In modern Japanese, 袖 (そで) is the standard term.古こ歌かに「衣ころも手でに涙なみだかかる」と詠よまれている。In an old poem, it is written, 'Tears fall upon my sleeve.'