錦

錦 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

brocade, fine dress, honors

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Nanori (used in names)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金帛

錦にしきbrocade, fine dress, fine clothes
錦絵にしきえnishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print
錦鯉にしきごいcoloured carp, colored carp
錦蛇にしきへびにしきへび参照。python, rock snake
錦上きんじょうcrowning beauty with even greater glory
錦旗きんき天子（天皇）を表す旗。錦の御旗。pennant, gold-brocade flag
錦地きんちyour place of residence
錦鶏きんけいキンケイの漢字表記。golden pheasant
錦木にしきぎwinged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus), burning bush, winged euonymus
錦秋きんしゅう紅葉などがのように美しい秋。autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade, autumn with beautiful leaves
錦繍きんしゅう「錦繡」の別表記。fabric with a brocade and embroidery, beautiful fabric, beautiful clothes, beautiful poem
錦織にしきおりbrocade
錦衣きんい錦でつくられた美しい衣服。fine clothes, beautiful kimono, Japanese brocade
錦衣ニシキゴロモ錦でつくられた美しい衣服。Ajuga yesoensis (species of bugle)
錦草にしきそうtrailing spurge (Euphorbia humifusa)
錦華鳥きんかちょうzebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
錦渦貝にしきうずがいmaculated top shell (Trochus maculatus)
錦穴子にしきあなごsplendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara), orange-barred garden eel
錦糸卵きんしたまごthin omelette cut into strips
錦玉子にしきたまごsilk brocade eggs, nishiki tamago

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.