towel, hanging scroll, width, cloth radical (no. 50)

3 strokesGrade 8

On

キンフク

Kun

おお.いちきりきれ

Dictionary

Common Words

NounFreq #3003
1

width; breadth

2

freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude

3

gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

大幅おはば大巾NounFreq #6274
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

big; large; drastic; substantial

Examples
この政策で物価は大幅に値上がりした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
2

full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

雑巾うきん雑布NounFreq #12835
1

house-cloth; dust cloth

Examples
ぬれたぞうきんで窓をふきなさい。
Clean the window with a damp cloth.
頭巾NounFreq #17009
1

headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; cap; skullcap; hat

Examples
修道士のように頭巾をかぶった雲は、ポツリポツリと落ちる雨を数珠のようにつまぐっている。
The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.
2

tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

布巾NounFreq #28770
1

dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth

Examples
マユコはふきんでテーブルをふいた。
Mayuko wiped a table with a cloth.
巾着んちゃくNounFreq #30546
1

drawstring purse; money pouch

2

Food, cooking

pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden

3

Abbreviation

hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant

4

Archaic

unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

幅広はばびろ巾広Noun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #31002
1

wide (e.g. belt, shoes, ribbon); broad

Examples
あのドレスには幅広の革のベルトが似合うでしょう。
A wide leather belt would look good with that dress.
肩巾領巾NounArchaicFreq #39786
1

shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)

腰巾着腰ぎんちゃくしぎんちゃくNounFreq #40477
1

hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant

Examples
彼は大臣の腰ぎんちゃくだ。
He is just a minion of the minister.
2

purse strapped round one's waist

幅を利かせる幅をきかせるはばをきかせるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #41967
1

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

Examples
彼は幅を利かせて何でも自分の思うようにさせる。
He gets his way by throwing his weight around.

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