JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 蚕: "silkworm"
The kanji 蚕 means "silkworm". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サン, テン in on'yomi and かいこ, こ 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)
サンテン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かいここ
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 | silkworm |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 2272 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蚕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蚕silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- 野蚕wild silkworm
- 養蚕sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
- 蚕食encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
- 蚕糸silk thread; silk yarn
- 沙蚕ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
- 天蚕糸silkworm gut; catgut
- 養蚕業sericulture industry
- 蚕室silkworm-raising room
- 蚕棚silkworm growing-bed; rack of shelves for rearing silkworms; silkworm shelf · bunk; one of a tier of bunks; cramped bedroom
- 毛蚕silkworm (in the first or second instar)
- 蚕種silkworm-egg card
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