袖

Glyph origin
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Etymology 1
Part of a word family referring to any cover that one slips over something; cognate with. reconstructs the word with a *s- suffix, which could play an iterative role, as sleeves come in pairs.

Definitions

 * 1) sleeve
 * 2) to tuck inside one's sleeve

Kanji

 * 1) sleeve
 * 2) arm, wing
 * 3) backstage, offstage

Compounds

 * : lightweight-fabric sleeve

Etymology
→ →

From. First attested in the  of 712 with the phonetic spelling.

Japanese references that include an etymology note that this appears to be a compound of. However, the initial so- is clearly spelled with the so-called vowel  in the oldest texts, whereas  when read as so was pronounced with the so-called  vowel as. These were treated as separate vowels in Old Japanese, so this proposed compound cannot be the actual derivation.

Noun

 * 1) a sleeve, an arm of an article of clothing
 * 2) * c. 1226, ' (book 8, poem 469; also ', poem 72)
 * 3) a wing of a building
 * 4)  a wing of a stage
 * 5) the portion of a desk that extends to either side of one's lap, and that usually contains drawers or shelves
 * 1) the portion of a desk that extends to either side of one's lap, and that usually contains drawers or shelves

Derived terms

 * : a smaller robe similar to a kimono
 * : a smaller robe similar to a kimono
 * : a smaller robe similar to a kimono
 * : a smaller robe similar to a kimono
 * : a smaller robe similar to a kimono

Etymology
From.