漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
繊: slender, fine
Also: thin kimono
JLPT N117 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 糸thread(meaning)
- 韱(sound)
糸 carries the meaning · 韱 gives the sound
17 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
センsen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 繊維せんいfibre; fiber
- 繊細せんさい
- 合繊ごうせんsynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
- 化繊かせんsynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
- 合成繊維ごうせいせんいsynthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
- 化学繊維かがくせんいsynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 纤 · traditional 纖 · xiān
Three different forms: Japanese 繊, simplified 纤, traditional 纖.
- Simplified
- 纤 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 纖 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiān most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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