錦 — kanji meaning “brocade”
錦
brocade, fine dress, honors
- Meanings
- brocade, fine dress, honors
- On'yomi
- キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi
- にしき
- Name readings
- かね、あや、にし
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1440 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- jǐn — Chinese character page
Words with 錦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錦織 | にしきおり nishikiori | brocade |
| 錦絵 | にしきえ nishikie | nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print |
| 錦鯉 | にしきごい nishikigoi | coloured carp; colored carp |
| 錦木 | にしきぎ nishikigi | winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus |
| 錦繍 | きんしゅう kinshuu | fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes |
| 錦旗 | きんき kinki | pennant; gold-brocade flag |
| 綾錦 | あやにしき ayanishiki | twill damask and brocade |
| 錦蛇 | にしきへび nishikihebi | python; rock snake |
| 錦上 | きんじょう kinjou | crowning beauty with even greater glory |
| 唐錦 | からにしき karanishiki | Chinese brocade |
| 綴れ錦 | つづれにしき tsuzurenishiki | (hand-woven) brocade |
| 錦地 | きんち kinchi | your place of residence |
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