袖(そで)

そで
noun
sleeve
1. sleeve
The part of a garment covering the arm.
袖(そで)をまくる。
To roll up one's sleeves.
長(なが)袖(そで)のシャツを着(き)る。
To wear a long-sleeved shirt.
夏(なつ)は半袖(はんそで)で過(す)ごすことが多(おお)い。
In summer, I often wear short sleeves.

袖(そで) means sleeve of clothing.

TYPES OF SLEEVES:

  • 長袖(ながそで): long sleeves
  • 半袖(はんそで): short sleeves
  • 袖(そで)なし: sleeveless
  • 振(ふ)り袖(そで): long-sleeved kimono

IDIOMS:

  • 袖(そで)を引(ひ)く: to tug at someone's sleeve (for attention)
  • 袖(そで)の下(した): bribe (lit. under the sleeve)
  • 袖(そで)にする: to cold-shoulder someone
  • 袖(そで)振(ふ)り合(あ)うも多生(たしょう)の縁(えん): Even a chance meeting is fate

PATTERNS:

  • 袖(そで)をまくる: to roll up sleeves
  • 袖(そで)を通(とお)す: to put on (clothes)

COMPOUNDS:

  • 袖口(そでぐち): cuff, sleeve opening
  • 袖丈(そでたけ): sleeve length
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Added 2026.1.9 21:20 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:00
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