蠶 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「虫」×2+音符「朁」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

silkworms

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• サン
• テン

Kun (native)

• かいこ
• こ

Other languages

• 拼音can2
• 한글jam
• Hán-ViệtTàm

infoBasics

Strokes

26 strokes

Radical

虫(むし)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+8836

grid_viewComponents

• 无なし
• 日ひ
• 虫むし

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱朁䖵

compare_arrowsVariants

• 蚕Standard form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-10-16

Four Corner

1113.6

Spahn–Hadamitzky

6d4.8

Nelson

2096