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巾 means 'turban' or 'cloth'

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 50    Frequency: 2051   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 48 words   Used in 127 names   Component in 202 kanji (33 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   キン
Additional readings
On    フク
Kun    おおい   ちきり   きれ
Notes
The primary meaning of 巾 is 'cloth'. Originally in China it was used to refer to a piece of cloth worn on the head, hence on Kanshudo we use the meaning 'turban' in mnemonics. It also carries similar meanings such as 'scarf' and 'towel', and unrelated meanings such as 'width' and 'hanging scroll'.
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 巾 - click the badge to download
This versatile character helps you discuss anything from dishrags to the width of a waterfall. It's in
巾着
(pouch), which has influenced both fashion and food (having lent its pyramidal shape to two dishes that are considered lucky). As a radical, 巾 pops up in scads of kanji, including some of the first ones you learned.
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The essay is also included in the following Thematic Bundles
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Fabulous Fabrics
絞 麻 巾 藍
These essays illuminate how people produce fabulous fabrics using Japanese methods and materials. Two essays delve into techniques such as shibori (Japanese tie-dye), including the unexpected reason commoners came to wear cotton clothes dyed with indigo. Another essay touches on fabric types, such as hemp cloth, as well as the hemp leaf pattern that often adorns clothes for babies. (People associate hemp with healthy and quick growth.) Rich illustrations in all four essays show what people make with these fab fabrics, including tenugui (fancy towels), traditional pouches, and stunning wall pieces. Crafts aficionados are in for a visual treat!
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Essay 1989 on 巾 (cloth; 'cloth' radical) tells you all about this radical, which inserts itself into scads of kanji, including some of the first you ever learned: 市 (market) and 席 (seat).
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市 market  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 巾 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 巾 is used 33 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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キン : 30 words FIND ALL
ぞ う き ん 0
noun
house-cloth; dust cloth
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キン (read as ぎん) : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
zoanthid  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 15 less common words include 巾 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 1989  Key to Kanji: - 

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巾
キン   turban; cloth
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