Keyword
silk
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1468
Readings
きぬ
(81%)
けん
(10%)
ぎぬ
(7%)
Composed of
thread
a small worm
Used in kanji (1 in total)
snare
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
silk; silk cloth
silk fabrics
red silk lining
rayon; artificial silk
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
silken tofu; soft tofu
silk finish
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
coarse silk
raw silk products
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
Silk Road; Silk Route
sized silk canvas (used for traditional Japanese painting)
twilled silk fabric
silk canvas; artwork on silk
hanging silk; curtain; tapestry; veil
pongee (unbleached silk)
needle for silkwork
silk crepe; crinkled silk
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
rustling sound of silk cloth; scroop
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
cirrus (cloud)
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
silken tofu; soft tofu
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
raw silk (fabric)
lantern with a silk cloth-covered frame
thin linen polished to appear like silk
silk finish
picture on silk
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
cirrostratus; cirrostratus cloud
silk spinning; spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
cirrocumulus; cirrocumulus cloud
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)
hamster (any rodent of subfamily Cricetinae)
matte finish (e.g. of photographs)
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
bolting cloth
bolting cloth
silky luster; silky lustre
spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Salix kinuyanagi (species of willow)
Examples (7 in total)
This beautiful dress is made of silk.
That dress is made of silk.
Japan used to trade silk in large quantities.