昆

descendants, elder brother, insect

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1688

Vocabulary

コン

Word	Reading	Meaning
昆虫	コンチュウ	insect; bug
昆虫学	コンチュウガク	entomology
昆虫採集	コンチュウサイシュウ	insect collecting
昆虫学者	コンチュウガクシャ	entomologist
後昆	コウコン	grandchildren; posterity

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
昆布	こんぶ	kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
昆布	こぶ	kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
昆布	コンブ	kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
昆布茶	こぶちゃ	kelp tea; seaweed tea
昆布茶	こんぶちゃ	kelp tea; seaweed tea

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

mix, blend, confuse

tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

newborn babe, child, young of animals

sleep, die, sleepy

stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright

rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing