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    3. 蚕

    蚕

    蚕かいこ

    silkworm

    N1KMT10Freq #2272AnimalsAmbiguous glossKanji10 strokes

    組

    蚕蚕

    This insect descended from the heavens, a miraculous silkworm spinning threads of silk.

    Kun'yomi

    かいここ

    On'yomi

    サンテン

    silkworm

    天虫

    一
    大
    口
    虫
    丨

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    蛍蚊蟹蛋蛮蛇虹蜜独矢奏風虫蛍蚊蟹蛇蛋虹蛮

    Concepts using this kanji

    養蚕

    sericulture

    蚕

    silkworm (Bombyx mori)

    日本野蚕学会

    Japanese Society for Wild Silkmoths

    蚕業技術研究所

    Institute of Sericulture

    蚕業

    sericulture

    与那国蚕

    atlas moth (Attacus atlas)

    野蚕

    wild silkworm

    家蚕

    domesticated silkworm

    草石蚕

    Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii)

    三眠蚕

    three-molt silkworm

    養蚕業

    sericulture industry

    養蚕家

    sericulturist

    春蚕

    spring breed of silkworm

    神樹蚕

    ailanthus silkmoth (Samia cynthia)

    蚕室

    silkworm-raising room

    蚕糸業

    sericulture industry

    蚕食

    encroachment

    蚕糸試験所

    silk experiment station

    蚕具

    sericultural equipment

    蚕座

    silkworm basket

    秋蚕

    autumn silkworms

    蚕種

    silkworm-egg card

    蚕児

    silkworm

    蚕玉

    guardian deity of silkworms

    天蚕糸

    silkworm gut

    蚕紙

    silkworm-egg paper

    蚕卵紙

    silkworm-egg paper

    綿草石蚕

    lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina)

    夏蚕

    summer silkworms

    毛蚕

    silkworm (in the first or second instar)

    蚕卵

    silkworm egg

    玉敷沙蚕

    Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)

    昔沙蚕

    archiannelids of the genus Saccocirrus (esp. Saccocirrus major)

    桑蚕

    wild silkworm moth (Bombyx mandarina)

    蚕棚

    silkworm growing-bed

    蚕糸

    silk thread

    蚕蛾

    silkworm moth

    沙蚕

    ragworm

    蟻蚕

    silkworm (in the first or second instar)

    えり蚕

    eri silkmoth (Samia cynthia ricini)

    蚕糞

    silkworm droppings

    蚕繭

    silkworm cocoon

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    蛍

    lightning-bug

    蚊

    mosquito

    蟹

    crab

    蛋

    barbarian

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 一
    • 丨
    • 口
    • 大
    • 虫

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    • 夏蚕
    • 蚕
    • 蚕業
    • 蚕具
    • 蚕座
    • 蚕糸
    • 蚕糸業
    • 蚕糸試験所
    • 蚕紙
    • 蚕児
    • 蚕室
    • 蚕種
    • 蚕食
    • 蚕卵
    • 蚕卵紙
    • 天蚕糸
    • 養蚕
    • 沙蚕
    • 秋蚕
    • 養蚕業
    • 三眠蚕
    • 春蚕
    • 草石蚕
    • 蚕蛾
    • 家蚕
    • 野蚕
    • 桑蚕
    • 与那国蚕
    • 毛蚕
    • 蟻蚕
    • えり蚕
    • 玉敷沙蚕
    • 蚕糞
    • 昔沙蚕
    • 神樹蚕
    • 蚕玉
    • 蚕繭
    • 綿草石蚕
    • 蚕棚
    • 養蚕家
    • 蚕業技術研究所
    • 日本野蚕学会

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