蠶

26 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

silkworms

Kun'yomi
  • かいこ
    		silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  • こ
On'yomi
  • サン
  • テン

Main Radical

虫(KanXi) 无(Nelson)

Character Breakdown

silkworms
サン　テン　かいこ (Kentei 1)
sob, choke, crooked heaven radical variant (no.71)
キ　ケ　む (Kentei 1)
nothing, not exist, crooked heaven radical (no.71)
ブ　ム　なし (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 8836
JIS X 0208 1-74-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2096
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5410
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2820
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3540
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33890
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d4.8
Four corner code 7113.6