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衣 means 'clothes'

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Strokes : 6    Radical number: 145    Frequency: 879   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-10    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 44    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 44 words   Used in 172 words   Used in 1901 names   Component in 48 kanji (18 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   イ
Kun
   ころも clothes
Additional readings
On    エ
Kun    -ぎ   きぬ clothes
Variants
⾐   衤   𧘇  
Notes
Just as clothing often tears, the 'clothing' radical is rent in half in kanji such as 衷 (inmost) but stays intact in characters such as 裂 (tear) and 複 (double).
See also
𠂢 tributary  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 衣 is used 7 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 衣 is used 151 times, read 5 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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イ : 96 words FIND ALL
い し ょ う 1
noun
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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エ : 8 words FIND ALL
noun
monk's waist robe  (Buddhist term)
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きぬ : 10 words FIND ALL
noun
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)  (often written with kana only)
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ころも : 9 words FIND ALL
こ ろ も 0
noun
1. clothes; garment
2. gown; robe
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ころも (read as ごろも) : 14 words FIND ALL
は ご ろ も 0
noun
1. angel's raiment; robe of feathers
2. wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds
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きぬ (read as ぎぬ) : 9 words FIND ALL
noun
garment padded with cotton  (see also: 綿入れ; archaic)
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-ぎ (read as ぎ) : 4 words FIND ALL
ど う ぎ 3 ど う ぎ 0
noun
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt  (see also: 胴衣)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
ゆ か た 0
noun
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)  (see also: 湯帷子)
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Additional less common words include 衣 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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More information
Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗ | Hanziyuan etymology ⇗
Additional data
Henshall: 444 (originally: 420)  Joy o' Kanji : 420  Key to Kanji: 18 

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衣
イ   ころも clothes   
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