# 巾 — towel; width of cloth

巾 means “towel; width of cloth”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: towel; width of cloth
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 2” set

[縫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sew/) · [羅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gauze/) · [紡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spin-thread/) · [絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/) · [襟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collar/) · [繕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mend/) · [裾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hem/) · [巾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/towel/) · [綻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/towel/. Last updated 2026-11-01.