cocoon
On'yomi (音読み)
- ケン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まゆ
- きぬ
About this kanji
The kanji 繭, pronounced 'mayu' in kun'yomi and 'ken' in on'yomi, means 'cocoon,' which is the protective case spun by silkworms. It is typically used as a noun. You might come across words like 収繭 (しゅうけん), meaning 'cocoon crop,' which refers to the harvest of cocoons, or 繭玉 (まゆだま), which are traditional New Year's decorations shaped like cocoons. Another interesting compound is 春繭 (はるまゆ), meaning 'spring cocoon crop.' A note to remember is that this kanji is often associated with silk production and has cultural significance in Japan.
Example sentences
蚕が繭を作る。
The silkworm creates a cocoon.
Meanings across languages
- English
- cocoon
- Tiếng Việt
- kén
- 日本語
- 繭
- 한국어
- 고치
- 中文
- 茧
- id
- kukur
- th
- รังไหม
- es
- capullo
- fr
- cocon
- de
- Kokon
- pt
- casulo
Common compounds
- 収繭cocoon crop
- 繭価price of a cocoon
- 繭玉New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
- 春繭spring cocoon crop
- 山繭Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
- 玉繭dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms), dupioni, cocoon
- 屑繭waste cocoon (silk), bad cocoon, damaged cocoon
- 黄繭yellow cocoon
Words using this kanji
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