紬
紬 — Pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomiつむぎ (tsumugi)
Kun’yomiつむぐ (tsumugu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紬 | つむぎ tsumugi | tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk |
Study notes
紬 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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