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繊 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

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準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
センせん · sen
Kun
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Meaning
slender; fine

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

糸 "thread" with a sound element: fine thread — slender, fine.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセンせんsen繊細せんさい繊維せんい化繊かせん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 繊維せんい

    fibre

  • 繊細せんさい

    delicate

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

繊細(せんさい)な模様(もよう)が美(うつく)しい。

The delicate pattern is beautiful.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

繊細繊維繊細thin維tie糾twist…紡spin索search紳gentle…累accumu…仙hermit桟crossp…栓plug旋rotate践tread
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading センAll maps

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