絹 — kanji meaning “silk”
絹
silk
- Meanings
- silk
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- きぬ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1916 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- juàn — Chinese character page
Words with 絹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絹糸 | きぬいと kinuito | silk thread; silk yarn |
| 絹織物 | きぬおりもの kinuorimono | silk goods |
| 絹布 | けんぷ kenpu | silk; silk cloth |
| 正絹 | しょうけん shouken | pure silk |
| 絹ごし | きぬごし kinugoshi | filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth |
| 絹本 | けんぽん kenpon | silk canvas; artwork on silk |
| 人絹 | じんけん jinken | rayon; artificial silk |
| 絹物 | きぬもの kinumono | silk goods |
| 絹地 | きぬじ kinuji | silk fabrics |
| 絹針 | きぬばり kinubari | needle for silkwork |
| 絹綿 | きぬわた kinuwata | silk floss |
| 絹目 | きぬめ kinume | matte finish (e.g. of photographs) |
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