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絹
JLPT N1 SL6 13 strokes Frequency: #1916

Meanings

Silk

Radicals

糹

Decomposition

⿰糹肙

Etymology

Pictophonetic: silk

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 curve right-to-left
2 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
5 diagonal bottom-to-top
6 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
7 vertical right-to-left
8 corner right-to-left
9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
10 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
11 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
12 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
13 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ケン ken
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
きぬ kinu

Words Using This Kanji

51 words total
Other (20 words)
絹本 けんぽん

silk canvas

絹針 きぬばり

needle for silkwork

絹目 きぬめ

matte finish (e.g. of photographs)

絹地 きぬじ

silk fabrics

絹さや きぬさや

snow pea

絹布 けんぷ

silk

絹織物 きぬおりもの

silk goods

絹綿 きぬわた

silk floss

人絹 じんけん

rayon

正絹 しょうけん

pure silk

生絹 すずし

raw silk products

平絹 ひらぎぬ

plain silk

本絹 ほんけん

pure silk

絹紬 けんちゅう

pongee (unbleached silk)

絹糸 きぬいと

silk thread

薄絹 うすぎぬ

thin or light silk

素絹 そけん

coarse silk

絹糸紡績 けんしぼうせき

silk spinning

絹物 きぬもの

silk goods

絹 きぬ

silk

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