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
- 収繭しゅうけんcocoon crop
- 繭価まゆかprice of a cocoon
- 繭玉まゆだまNew Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
- 春繭はるまゆspring cocoon crop
- 山繭やままゆJapanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
- 玉繭たままゆdupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms), dupioni, cocoon
- 屑繭くずまゆwaste cocoon (silk), bad cocoon, damaged cocoon
- 黄繭こうけんyellow cocoon
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