Japanese

kanji
Definitions
  • sleeve
  • arm, wing
  • backstage, offstage

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 衣 (clothing, clothes, robe) + Japanese 手 (hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

hand, -er, -man, -woman, way, hands, arm, -ist, means

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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