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絹 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: ケン  ·  Kunyomi: きぬ  ·  Meanings: silk

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Unicode: 7D79 Strokes: 13
JLPT N1
Meanings
silk
Onyomi
ケン
Kunyomi
きぬ
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
6
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
きぬ silk common JLPT-N4 Noun
絹織物 きぬおりもの silk goods Noun
絹糸 きぬいと silk thread, silk yarn common Noun
絹布 けんぷ silk, silk cloth Noun
巻積雲 けんせきうん cirrocumulus, cirrocumulus cloud Noun
絹雲母 きぬうんも sericite Noun
巻雲 けんうん cirrus (cloud) Noun
絹層雲 けんそううん cirrostratus, cirrostratus cloud Noun
絹蘭 きぬらん lawn orchid, soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica) Noun
絹張り きぬばり silk finish Noun
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