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Silk Mouth 絹 ケン きぬ 絹(きぬ 糸 Thread

Kanji
Onyomi ケン
Kunyomi きぬ
English silk
Examples 絹(きぬ): silk
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 6
Frequency 1916
Components 糸: thread
肙: a small worm; to twist; to surround; empty
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 120
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading いと・いとへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword silk
Koohii Story 1 Silk threads are coming out of the caterpillar's mouth to cover its flesh while it transforms into a cocoon.
Koohii Story 2 Spider-man loves to run his mouth all over Mary Jane´s silky flesh.
RTK Index 1368

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_clothing.textiles

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