絹
絹 — Silk
silk
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiきぬ (kinu)
Stroke order (13 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 絹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絹 | きぬ kinu | silk |
| 絹織物 | きぬおりもの kinuorimono | silk goods |
| 絹布 | けんぷ kenpu | silk; silk cloth |
| 絹糸 | きぬいと kinuito | silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk |
Study notes
絹 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1916 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. 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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