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蚕 — silkworm

蚕 means “silkworm”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: サン (san). Kun'yomi: かいこ (kaiko). You'll see it in words such as 蚕 (kaiko, “silkworm”).

蚕
Stroke order of 蚕
Meaning
silkworm
On'yomi
サン (san)
Kun'yomi
かいこ (kaiko)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

How to remember 蚕

Parts: 天 heaven · 虫 insect

Words with 蚕

WordReadingMeaning
蚕かいこ kaiko kunsilkworm

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Animals 4” set

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