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繭

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • cocoon

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • まゆ
  • きぬ
Strokes
18
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2363
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
糸#120 · silk

Components

Common Words

  • 繭価まゆかNounprice of a cocoon
  • 繭玉まゆだまNounNew Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
  • 繭かきまゆかきNountaking silkworm cocoons out of the cocoon holder
  • 収繭しゅうけんNouncocoon crop
  • 春繭はるまゆNounspring cocoon crop
  • 山繭やままゆNounJapanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
  • 玉繭たままゆNoundupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms), dupioni
  • 屑繭くずまゆNounwaste cocoon (silk), bad cocoon, damaged cocoon

Practice in Kanjiru

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