衣 means “clothing, garment”

い · i

Also: clothes, dressing

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ころも, きぬ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

イ, エ

JLPT N2 · Taught in grade 4 · 6 strokes

The story

A robe with its collar crossed at the neck, drawn as a picture: clothing. 衣服 is clothes, 衣食住 means clothing, food and shelter, and the crisp batter on tempura is called its 衣, read ころも, its coat.

Used in 衣服 (ifuku, clothing), 衣食住 (ishokujuu, clothing, food and shelter), and 浴衣 (yukata, summer cotton kimono)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.