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繊

slender
Stroke count: 17

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. slenderRtK
    繊維ニュースは繊維産業関係者に愛読者が多い。Textile News has a large following among those working in the textile industry.tatoeba
    彼は繊細だ。He is delicate.tatoeba
  2. fine
  3. thin kimono
  1. fibre
  2. fiber

Popular Usage

化繊

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 · Thanksgiving · harvest festival · ten (十) · needle (丨) · fiesta · row

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1929

Compound words

化繊かせん
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
繊維せんい
fibre; fiber
繊細せんさい
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim; sensitive
合繊ごうせん
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
合成繊維ごうせいせんい
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
原繊維げんせんい
raw fibers
繊切りせんぎり
finely cut strips (of vegetables)
繊蘿蔔せんろふ
daikon julienne
化学繊維かがくせんい
synthetic fiber
光学繊維こうがくせんい
optical fiber
食物繊維しょくもつせんい
dietary fiber
繊維光学せんいこうがく
fiber optics
繊維工業せんいこうぎょう
textile industry
繊維製品せんいせいひん
textile products
天然繊維てんねんせんい
natural fiber

Additional Examples

彼は子供の頃から繊細だった。
He's been delicate since he was a boy.tatoeba
日本の女性は小さくて繊細に見える。
Japanese women tend to look tiny and delicate.tatoeba
苔は、倒れた丸太や岩の上の繊細な緑の柔毛だと私は心の中で思う。
The moss is a delicate green fur on fallen logs and rocks, I say to myself.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

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