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繭

cocoon
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingまゆ、きぬ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cocoonRtK

Radicals and components

Radical糸silkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · hood (冂) · stick (丨) · thread (糸) · spiderman · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2025

Compound words

収繭しゅうけん
cocoon crop
二つ繭ふたつまゆ
double cocoon
繭を掛けるまゆをかける
to spin a cocoon
繭価まゆか
price of a cocoon
繭玉まゆだま
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
繭紬けんちゅう
pongee (unbleached silk)
繭糸きぬいと
silk thread
春繭はるまゆ
spring cocoon crop

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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