錦 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- キン
- Kun
- にしき
- Meaning
- brocade
Origin
Gold plus silk: silk woven through with gold thread — brocade.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キン | 錦秋 |
|---|---|
| にしき | 錦絵 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 錦秋きんしゅう
autumn in brocade colours
- 錦絵にしきえ
coloured woodblock print
Example
山が錦のように色づいた。
The mountains have turned the colours of brocade.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)