Memory phrase for the Kanji: 絹


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Meaning silk

Pronunciation

KEN
kinu

Explanation

Left: thread , right: [Chinese only: small worm] 肙 (The mouth is as big as the body /.)

Mnemonic


 
A thread coming from an orifice of a body is silk.

Radicals

thread
body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but has the meaning 'body part'.
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 Vocabulary

きぬ  silk
絹布 けんぷ  silk cloth​
絹糸 けんし/きぬいと  silk thread​


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