13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

silk

Kun'yomi
  • silk
On'yomi
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きぬ 94.2%
ケン 5.8%

Character Breakdown

silk
きぬ ケン (6th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
a small worm, to twist, to surround
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

thin or light silk ②veil (mystery)
silk thread
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
filtering through silk cloth
rustling sound of silk cloth
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References

Unicode hex code 7D79
JIS X 0208 1-24-8
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3543
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4499
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1361
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1721
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27470
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1261
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1333
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 772
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1632
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 861
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 957
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 880
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1538
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1380
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a7.3
Four corner code 2692.7
De Roo Code 2746