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Readings

Kana: チュウ、つむぎ、つむ.ぐ
Romaji: chū, tsumugi, tsumu.gu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

pongee (a knotted silk cloth)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-5
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  chou2
Unicode:  7d2c
JIS:  445D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3513
New Nelson Index: 4462
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a5.3
Four Corner Index: 2596.0
Japanese Names Index: 1951
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27338
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1007
Remembering the kanji Index: 2666
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 896
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1215
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2708
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1684

Words

(つむぎ)
pongee (soft thin cloth woven from raw silk)
結城紬 (ゆうきつむぎ)
silk products produced near Yuuki (using natural indigo dye); Yuuki pongee
紬糸 (つむぎいと)
(spun) silk thread
繭紬 (けんちゅう)
pongee (unbleached silk)
大島紬 (おおしまつむぎ)
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
紬鯊 (つむぎはぜ、ツムギハゼ)
yellowfin toxic goby (Yongeichthys criniger); horny goby
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