漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 610 strokesRadical
On
サン
Kun
かいこ
Meaning
silkworm

Origin

ORIGIN

天 "heaven" over 虫 "insect"; the insect whose thread seems a gift from heaven — hence "silkworm."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サン蚕糸・蚕食・養蚕
かいこ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 養蚕ようさん

    silkworm raising

  • 蚕糸さんし

    silk thread

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

昔この村では養蚕をしていた。

Long ago this village raised silkworms.

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