# 繊 — fine fibre; slender

繊 means “fine fibre; slender”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: fine fibre; slender
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 1

## How to remember 繊

Parts: 糸 thread · 土 earth · 业 rack · 戈 halberd

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [染](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dye/) · [綱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thick-rope/) · [錦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brocade/) · [繊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-fibre/) · [冠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crown/) · [粧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/makeup/) · [履](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-on-the-feet/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-fibre/. Last updated 2026-11-01.
