絹 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- きぬ
- Meaning
- silk
Origin
糸 "thread" with a form for the silkworm; cloth woven from its thread — hence "silk."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 絹布・人絹 |
|---|---|
| きぬ | 絹・薄絹 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 絹糸きぬいと
silk thread
- 人絹じんけん
rayon; artificial silk
Example
絹のハンカチをもらった。
I received a silk handkerchief.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)