JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 錦: "brocade, fine dress, honors"
The kanji 錦 means "brocade, fine dress, honors". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キン in on'yomi and にしき in kun'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)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にしき
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 | brocade, fine dress, honors |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1440 of 2,501 |
Common words with 錦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 錦brocade · fine dress; fine clothes
- 錦織brocade
- 錦絵nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
- 錦の御旗Imperial standard · worthy cause
- 錦鯉coloured carp; colored carp
- 錦旗pennant; gold-brocade flag
- 錦繍fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes · beautiful poem; beautiful wording
- 故郷に錦を飾るto come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
- 錦糸卵thin omelette cut into strips
- 錦木winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus
- 錦を飾るto return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; to put on fine clothes
- 綾錦twill damask and brocade
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