JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 繊: "slender, fine, thin kimono"
The kanji 繊 means "slender, fine, thin kimono". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | slender, fine, thin kimono |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1451 of 2,501 |
Common words with 繊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 繊細dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim · sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
- 繊維fibre; fiber
- 筋繊維muscle fiber; muscle fibre
- 繊daikon julienne; julienned daikon · one ten-millionth
- 繊手slender hand
- 食物繊維dietary fiber; dietary fibre
- 繊毛cilium; cilia · fine hairs
- 繊維質dietary fiber (fibre)
- 化学繊維synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
- 繊弱delicate; frail
- 合成繊維synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
- 炭素繊維carbon fiber; carbon fibre
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