| Kanji | 繊 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | セン |
| English | slender, fine, thin kimono |
| Examples | 繊維(せんい): fibre; fiber; textile 化繊(かせん): synthetic fibres (fibers) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1451 |
| Components | 糸: thread 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 戈: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62) |
| Number of Strokes | 17 |
| Kanji Radical | 糸 |
| Radical Number | 120 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
| Traditional Form | 纖 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | slender |
| Koohii Story 1 | At the end of Thanksgiving it's tradition for everyone to stand in a row and measure their waist with a strip of thread. Whoever is the most slender wins the leftovers. |
| Koohii Story 2 | At the time of Thanksgiving, there´s a row of all sorts of food on the table, which you mustn´t eat if you want to stay as slender as a thread. |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500
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