蚕

Kanji
蚕
Level
N1
Meaning
silkworm
On'yomi
サン
Kun'yomi
かいこ
Strokes
10
Common compounds

蚕糸 (さんし, silk thread) 養蚕 (ようさん, sericulture)

Memory hook

An insect (虫) eating mulberry leaves to become a silkworm (蚕).

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