This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、まゆ、きぬ
Romaji: ken, mayu, kinu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

cocoon

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  140
Frequency:  2495
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-15
Korean Reading:  gyeon
Chinese Reading:  jian3
Unicode:  7e6d
JIS:  4B7A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2380
Nelson Index: 4087
New Nelson Index: 4595
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k15.7
Four Corner Index: 4422.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1223
Gakken Index: 2013
Japanese Names Index: 2896
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27944X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1193
Remembering the kanji Index: 1880
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1651
Kodansha Compact Index: 1511
Kanji in Context Index: 1946
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1542
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2107
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1898
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2025
Essential Kanji Index: 1700
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3023
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1953
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1901

Words

(まゆ)
cocoon
春繭 (はるまゆ)
spring cocoon crop
繭価 (まゆか、けんか)
price of a cocoon
二つ繭 (ふたつまゆ)
double cocoon
山繭 (やままゆ、てんさん、ヤママユ)
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
繭紬 (けんちゅう)
pongee (unbleached silk)
繭玉 (まゆだま)
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
繭をかける (まゆをかける)
to spin a cocoon
収繭 (しゅうけん)
cocoon crop
絹糸 (けんし、きぬいと)
silk thread
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