| Kanji | 繭 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケン |
| Kunyomi | まゆ、きぬ |
| English | cocoon |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 2495 |
| Components | 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140) 冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13) 糸: thread 虫: insect; bug; temper |
| Number of Strokes | 18 |
| Kanji Radical | 糸 |
| Radical Number | 120 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | いと・いとへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | cocoon |
| Koohii Story 1 | This is a simple two-column manga showing the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a cocoon. First, the caterpillar gets under a large flower (bees tend to hang around flowers, which scare away other predators). Then, in the first frame, we see the caterpillar (insect). Then, a bar separating this frame from the next frame (remember that Japanese manga run the other way!), in which we see the insect covered with thread, making a beautiful cocoon. |
| Koohii Story 2 | The magic flower is the reason why Spider-Man ended up miniaturized and confined inside a hood-like cocoon together with an insect. Now, only a walking stick separates them both. |
| RTK Index | 1880 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500
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