褄: kimono hem

kimono hem; coherence

13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 6 words here

Readings

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Kun

つま

Almost always in 辻褄 (つじつま, consistency): 辻褄が合う means 'to add up'. 褄 alone is the edge of a kimono.

辻褄つじつまcoherence; consistency

辻褄が合うつじつまがあうto add up; to be consistent

褄つまhem of a kimono

左褄を取るひだりづまをとるto become a geisha

彼かれの話はなしは、辻褄が合つじつまがあわないところが多おおい。

There are many points in his story that do not add up.

女おんなは着物きものの褄つまを軽かるく持ち上もちあげて、石段いしだんを上のぼった。

The woman lightly lifted the hem of her kimono and climbed the stone steps.

彼女かのじょは十七じゅうしちの年としに左褄を取ひだりづまをとり、芸者げいしゃになった。

At seventeen she became a geisha.