繭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

cocoon

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケンHS
Kun (native)
  • まゆJHS
  • きぬ
Other languages
  • 拼音jian3
  • 한글gyeon
  • Hán-ViệtKiển

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
糸(いと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7E6D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹⿵冂⿻丨𬗌

Words using this kanji

  • まゆ(まゆ) まゆを参照。cocoon
  • 繭価まゆかprice of a cocoon
  • 繭玉まゆだまNew Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
  • 繭かきまゆかきtaking silkworm cocoons out of the cocoon holder
  • 繭をかけるまゆをかけるto spin a cocoon

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(17 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-15
Four Corner
4422.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k15.7
Heisig
2025
Nelson
4087