Moto 巾: Towel; Hanging Scroll; WidthKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キン、フク
- Kun'yomi
- おお(い)、ちきり、きれ
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 56 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キン・フク)
- 布巾ふきんtea-towel; dish cloth
- 雑巾ぞうきんhouse-cloth; dust cloth
- 頭巾ずきんhood; kerchief
- 三角巾さんかくきんtriangular bandage; sling
- 兜巾ときんblack headgear worn by yamabushi
- 兜頭巾かぶとずきんhelmet-shaped hood
- 台布巾だいぶきんtable-wiping cloth
- 巾単きんたんunipotent
- 巾着きんちゃくdrawstring purse; money pouch
- 巾着切りきんちゃくきりpickpocket
- 巾着草きんちゃくそうpocketbook plant (any plant of genus Calceolaria)
- 巾着袋きんちゃくぶくろdrawstring pouch
- 巾零きんれいnilpotent
- 巾零元きんれいげんnilpotent element
- 手巾しゅきん(hand) towel
- 捨て頭巾すてずきんhood made useless by the warmer weather of spring
- 濡れ雑巾ぬれぞうきんwet cloth; damp rag
- 砂巾着すなぎんちゃくzoanthid
- 磯巾着いそぎんちゃくsea anemone
- 紅巾の乱こうきんのらんRed Turban Rebellion (China, 1351-1366 CE)
- 縦縞巾着鯛たてじまきんちゃくだいemperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
- 腰巾着こしぎんちゃくhanger-on; follower
- 茶巾ちゃきんtea cloth; tea napkin
- 茶巾ずしちゃきんずしgomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
- 茶巾寿しちゃきんずしgomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
- 茶巾寿司ちゃきんずしgomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
- 茶巾鮨ちゃきんずしgomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
- 金巾かなきんcanequim; unbleached muslin
- 防災頭巾ぼうさいずきんdisaster hood; protective hood worn during earthquakes and other disasters (e.g. to protect from falling objects)
- 防空頭巾ぼうくうずきんair-raid hood
- 雑巾がけぞうきんがけcleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
- 雑巾掛けぞうきんがけcleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
- 餅巾着もちきんちゃくmochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
- 黄巾の乱こうきんのらんYellow Turban Rebellion (China, 184 CE)
- 黒頭巾くろずきんblack hood
Other readings
- お高祖頭巾おこそずきんkerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
- 並巾なみはばstandard-width cloth (approx. 36 cm)
- 値巾ねはばprice range or fluctuation
- 半巾はんはばhalf-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
- 大巾おおはばbig; large
- 巾はばwidth; breadth
- 巾が出るはばがでるto become wider
- 巾にするはばにするto do as one wishes; to get one's way
- 巾を利かせるはばをきかせるto throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority
- 巾偏はばへんkanji "cloth" radical at left
- 巾子こじvertical part of kanmuri cap
- 巾広はばびろwide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
- 巾木はばきbaseboard; skirting board
- 御高祖頭巾おこそずきんkerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)
- 捨頭巾すてずきんhood made useless by the warmer weather of spring
- 肩巾ひれshawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)
- 脛巾はばきleggings
- 身巾みはばwidth of a garment
- 雑巾摺ぞうきんずりfinishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards
- 領巾ひれshawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)
- 頭巾海豹ずきんあざらしhooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
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