襟 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 襟意味

collar, neck, lapel, one’s inner feelings

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襟 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

えり eri

KUNYOMI　訓読み

キン kin

Examples

彼のえりのサイズはいくつですか。

What size of collar does he take?

私は彼のえりをつかんだ。

I held him by the collar.

見知らぬ男が私の襟をつかんだ。

A strange man caught me by the collar.

彼女はそのメダルをピンで襟にとめた。

She fastened the medal on the lapel with a pin.

酒に酔った男が私の襟をつかんで汚い言葉を吐いた。

The drunken man grasped my collar and swore at me.

本当に悪いんだけど、君の襟巻き、どっかに置いてきてしまったらしいんだよ。

I’m really sorry, but I seem to have misplaced your scarf.

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