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What does the kanji 褐 mean?

褐 means brown; coarse cloth garment. On'yomi カツ.

Quick facts
On'yomiカツ
Strokes13
Main radical衣
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カツ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

brown; coarse cloth garment

Memory hook

The rough cloth robe (衤) left in the sun (日) until it fades brown — BROWN, COARSE CLOTH.

Main radical

衣clothing 6 strokes

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Stroke order · 13 strokes

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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.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.