Kanji

What does the kanji 巾 mean?

巾 means cloth, towel (radical 巾); width, breadth (simplified form of 幅). On'yomi キン、フク. Kun'yomi おお.い、ちきり、きれ.

Quick facts
On'yomiキン、フク
Kun'yomiおお.い、ちきり、きれ
Strokes3
Main radical巾
On'yomi キン、フクKun'yomi おお.い、ちきり、きれ
3 strokes

cloth, towel (radical 巾); width, breadth (simplified form of 幅)

Main radical

巾cloth 3 strokes

Stroke order · 3 strokes

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Common words

  • 布巾ふきんdish cloth, kitchen towel
  • 雑巾ぞうきんcleaning rag, dust cloth

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.