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, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
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Vocabulary

 絹  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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