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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

蚕

Silkworm JLPT N1

10 strokes · school grade 6 · frequency rank #2272

Meaning

Silkworm

Readings

On’yomiサン san、テン ten
Kun’yomiかいこ kaiko、こ ko

Radical

虫 — insect (Kangxi radical #142)

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