# 袖 — sleeve

袖 means “sleeve”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: そで (sode). You'll see it in words such as 袖 (sode, “sleeve”).

- Meaning: sleeve
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: そで (sode)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## How to remember 袖

Parts: 衤 clothes · 由 derive from

## Words with 袖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 袖 | そで (sode) | sleeve |

## Don't confuse it with

[東](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/east/) · [棟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ridge-of-a-roof/)

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

[衣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/garment/) · [綿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cotton/) · [靴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoes/) · [帽](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hat/) · [袖](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sleeve/)

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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/n2-kanji/sleeve/. Last updated 2026-11-01.