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:N1

Frequency:2272

Vocabulary

サン

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated

contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict

extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point