袖

• 読み: そで
• ローマ字: sode
• 漢字の分解: 袖 (sode) — sleeve
• 発音: /so.de/

意味

Sleeve. The part of a garment that covers or partially covers the arm.

A noun referring to the sleeve of any garment. Important in Japanese culture due to the significance of kimono sleeves. Appears in idioms like 袖にする (sode ni suru, to reject someone) and 袖を通す (sode wo toosu, to put on a garment for the first time). Also used in compound words like 半袖 (hansode, short sleeve) and 長袖 (nagasode, long sleeve).

例文

1. 暑いから半袖のシャツを着よう。
2. コートの袖にコーヒーをこぼしてしまった。
3. 長袖と半袖のどちらがいいですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, fashion, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 袖 combines 衤 (clothing radical) and 由 (from/reason). The clothing radical identifies it as garment-related, while 由 serves as a phonetic component.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal