蚕
silkworm

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サンテン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かいここ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:6
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:2272

Vocabulary

サン

WordReadingMeaning
蚕糸サンシsilk thread; silk yarn
養蚕ヨウサンsericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
蚕業サンギョウsericulture
蚕具サングsericultural equipment
蚕座サンザsilkworm basket

Other

WordReadingMeaning
蚕かいこsilkworm (Bombyx mori)
蚕カイコsilkworm (Bombyx mori)
夏蚕なつごsummer silkworms
蚕糸試験所さんししけんじょsilk experiment station
天蚕糸てぐすsilkworm gut; catgut

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brevity, defect, fault, short, weak point
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