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 2026.5.19 5:18

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