小袖 (こそで)short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
padded silk garmentnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

小袖, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 小袖

小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
小学校しょうがっこうprimary school; elementary school
小説しょうせつnovel; (short) story
中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょうsmall and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
小学生しょうがくせいelementary school student; primary school student
小型こがたsmall; small-sized
小学しょうがくelementary school; primary school
小島こじまsmall island; islet
領袖りょうしゅうleader; chief
半袖はんそでshort sleeves
袖そでsleeve
長袖ながそでlong sleeves
ない袖は振れぬないそではふれぬyou can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing
七分袖しちぶそでthree-quarter sleeves
両袖りょうそでboth sleeves
両袖机りょうそでづくえkneehole desk

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