noun
hem; trouser cuff; shirttail; train of a dress
The lower hanging part or edge of clothing, including kimono bottoms, skirts, trousers, shirts, and dresses.
スカートの裾が泥で汚れた。
The hem of my skirt got muddy.
ズボンの裾が長すぎるので、少し上げてもらった。
The trouser hems were too long, so I had them shortened a little.
noun
bottom part; bottom edge; lower edge
An extension of the clothing sense: the lower edge or bottom part of something hanging, spreading, or fabric-like.
カーテンの裾が床に少し触れている。
The bottom edge of the curtain is touching the floor a little.
noun
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Used for the lower spreading part of a mountain; 麓 is a more direct common word for the mountain foot.
山の裾に小さな村が広がっている。
A small village spreads out at the foot of the mountain.
noun
tips of hair; lower ends of hair
Used especially for the lower edge or ends of longer hair; 毛先 is the more general everyday word for hair tips.
美容院で髪の裾を少し整えてもらった。
At the hair salon, I had the ends of my hair tidied up a little.
noun
Archaic use referring to the downstream direction or lower course of a river; not a normal modern everyday meaning.
古い用法では、裾が「下流」を意味することがある。
In older usage, 裾 can mean “downstream.”
A broad word for an edge or end; 裾 specifically suggests a lower edge, hem, or base.
The ordinary word for the foot or base of a mountain; 裾 is more image-based, like the mountain’s lower spreading edge.
The common everyday word for the tips of hair; 髪の裾 focuses on the lower edge or line of longer hair.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji spelling 裾 is conventionally associated with the lower edge of clothing and by extension lower edges or bases more generally.