繭

cocoon

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

きぬまゆ

Stroke Order

18 / 18

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:18

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2495

Vocabulary

ケン

Word	Reading	Meaning
収繭	シュウケン	cocoon crop
繭価	ケンカ	price of a cocoon
繭紬	ケンチュウ	pongee (unbleached silk)
繭糸	ケンシ	silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
黄繭	コウケン	yellow cocoon

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
繭	まゆ	cocoon
繭糸	きぬいと	silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
二つ繭	ふたつまゆ	double cocoon
繭をかける	まゆをかける	to spin a cocoon
繭価	まゆか	price of a cocoon

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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cord, rope, searching, inquiring

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

amass, raise, hoard, store

lightning-bug, firefly

rejoice, take pleasure in

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered