Components

襟 means 'collar'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1952   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-36    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 24 words   Used in 47 words   Used in 20 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   キン
Kun
   えり collar
⿰   () clothes   prohibition  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 襟 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 襟 is used 43 times, read 2 ways.
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キン : 7 words FIND ALL
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noun
one's heart
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えり : 36 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. collar; lapel; neckband; neck
2. nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
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An additional 4 less common words include 襟 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1181  Joy o' Kanji : 1181  Key to Kanji:

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キン   えり collar   
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キン    prohibition   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
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