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Slender Row Thread 繊 セン Fine Thin Kimono

Kanji
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
Radical Number 120
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading いと・いとへん
Traditional Form
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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