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繭 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

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準2High school level ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
ケンけん · ken
Kun
まゆ・きぬmayu · kinu
Meaning
cocoon

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Thread and an insect wrapped inside: the case a silkworm spins around itself.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケンけんken繭糸けんし
Kunまゆmayu繭まゆ繭玉まゆだま

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 繭糸けんし

    cocoon and silk thread

  • 繭玉まゆだま

    New Year cocoon decoration

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

蚕(かいこ)が糸(いと)を吐(は)いて繭(まゆ)を作(つく)る。

The silkworm spins thread and makes a cocoon.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 糸Map of reading ケンAll maps

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