緬 — kanji meaning “fine thread”
緬
fine thread, Burma
- Meanings
- fine thread, Burma
- On'yomi
- メン (men)、ベン (ben)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 15
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- miǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 緬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縮緬 | ちりめん chirimen | (silk) crepe; crape |
| 泰緬鉄道 | たいめんてつどう taimentetsudou | Thai-Burma Railway |
| 英緬戦争 | えいめんせんそう eimensensou | Anglo-Burmese Wars (1823-1826, 1852-1853, 1885-1887) |
| 縮緬雑魚 | ちりめんじゃこ chirimenjako | dried young sardines |
| 緋縮緬 | ひぢりめん hijirimen | crimson crepe (fabric) |
| 御召縮緬 | おめしちりめん omeshichirimen | (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric) |
| 絽縮緬 | ろちりめん rochirimen | type of crêpe; gauze crêpe |
| 唐縮緬 | とうちりめん touchirimen | mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric |
| 訪緬 | ほうめん houmen | visit to Myanmar; visit to Burma |
| 金紗縮緬 | きんしゃちりめん kinshachirimen | silk crepe |
| 緬甸 | めんでん menden | Burma |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.