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蚕

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • silkworm

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サン
  • テン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かいこ
  • こ
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#2133
School Grade
Grade 6
Radical
虫#142 · insect

Components

Common Words

  • 蚕かいこNoun
    silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  • 養蚕ようさんNoun
    sericulture, silkworm culture, silkworm raising
  • 蚕糸さんしNoun
    silk thread, silk yarn
  • 夏蚕なつごNoun
    summer silkworms
  • 天蚕やままゆNoun
    Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
  • 家蚕かさんNoun
    domesticated silkworm
  • 春蚕はるごNoun
    spring breed of silkworm
  • 柞蚕さくさんNoun
    Chinese oak silkmoth (Antheraea pernyi), Chinese oak silkworm, Chinese oak tussar moth

Practice in Kanjiru

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