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Kanji Detail for 絹 - "silk, cloth"

絹

  • Meaning

    絹 means "silk, cloth." Also associated with fabric.

    1. Silk - A fine fabric from silkworms.

    2. Silken - Lustrous; smooth like silk.

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    • Verified meaning: silk, cloth
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きぬ, しるく, まさみ)
    • Also carries these associations: fabric

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 絹

    Given names 絹(きぬ)Listen 絹(しるく)Listen 絹(まさみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    silk

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    kind of thick stiff silk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thin, tough silk fabric

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a kind of thick stiff silk

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Silk fabric that is thick and loose. Anciently, all raw silk fabrics. Like 縞素縑 and such. Were types of 絹. Now silk has raw and processed types. Raw is convenient for dyeing. Hence painting scrolls often use it.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kinu(きぬ) きぬ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    silk cloth fabric cocoon delicate elegant embroidery fine lustrous smooth soft texture thread weaving

Sentences including 絹

  • This beautiful dress is made of silk.

  • The dress is of silk.

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