蚕

silkworm

Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

silkwormRtK
蚕は繭を作る。Silkworms spin cocoons.tatoeba
従来の本科を養蚕科と改称。The existing regular course was renamed Yosan-ka (the sericulture course).wiki

silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Radicals and components

Radical虫insect

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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heavens · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 562

Compound words

蚕糸さんし

silk thread; silk yarn

養蚕ようさん

sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising

夏蚕なつご

summer silkworms

蚕蛾かいこが

蚕業さんぎょう

蚕具さんぐ

sericultural equipment

蚕座さんざ

silkworm basket

蚕紙さんし

silkworm-egg paper

蚕児さんじ

蚕室さんしつ

silkworm-raising room

蚕卵さんらん

樗蚕しんじゅさん

ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia)

柞蚕さくさん

Chinese oak silkmoth (Antheraea pernyi)

蚕糸業さんしぎょう

sericulture industry

蚕卵紙さんらんし

silkworm-egg paper

玉敷沙蚕たましきごかい

Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)

蚕糸試験所さんししけんじょ

silk experiment station

Additional Examples

1899年京都蚕業講習所開設

In 1899, Kyoto College of Textile Fibers was founded.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蚕

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step