Meaning

Primary

Sleeve

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

そで
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You already learned the kun'yomi reading for this kanji, so you should be good to go!

Context

Context Sentences

ねえ、袖が汚れているよ。

Hey, your sleeve seems dirty.

このポロシャツ、袖が短すぎてノースリーブに間違われたんだよね。

This polo shirt's sleeves are so short that people mistakenly thought it had none.

先輩の袖から見えた腕の血管に見とれて車にひかれそうになったなんて誰にも言えない。

I can't tell anyone that I almost got hit by a car because I couldn't stop staring at the blood vessels that were showing on my senpai's arms from under his sleeves.

Kanji Composition