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絹

silk
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingきぬ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. silkRtK

Synonyms

シルク

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk纟variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · mouth (口) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1468

Compound words

絹布けんぷ
silk; silk cloth
絹糸きぬいと
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
絹織物きぬおりもの
silk goods
絹雲けんうん
cirrus cloud
絹針きぬばり
needle for silkwork
絹地きぬじ
silk fabrics
絹紬けんちゅう
pongee (unbleached silk)
絹本けんぽん
silk canvas
絹綿きぬわた
silk floss
絹目きぬめ
matte finish (e.g. of photographs)
絹莢きぬさや
snow pea
人絹じんけん
rayon
素絹そけん
coarse silk
絹さやきぬさや
snow pea
絹の道きぬのみち
Silk Road
絹漉しきぬごし
filtering through silk cloth
絹豆腐きぬごしどうふ
silken tofu

Additional Examples

日本は大量の絹を取引していたものだ。
Japan used to trade silk in large quantities.tatoeba
雌豚の耳から絹の財布は作れない。
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 絹

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