Keyword
descendants
Info
FrequencyTop 2300-2400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig483
Readings
こん
(79%)
(20%)
Composed of
sun
compare (things of the same type)
Used in kanji (7 in total)
mix
a cane
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Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Examples (23 in total)
Professor Kay has been studying insects for forty years.
Bob derives pleasure from observing insects.
I'm into collecting insects.
Have you ever eaten insects?
Thanks to this book, I learned some interesting facts about this insect.
I am interested in the study of insects.
What do you call this insect in English?
My hobby is collecting insects.
Mosquitoes are insects.
Birds are natural enemies of insects.
Cockroaches are insects.
It's a well-known fact that spiders aren't insects.
Are spiders insects?
They are nature's laboratory for all kinds of plant, animal and insect life.
Are butterflies insects?
Flies are insects.
Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.
These insects are widely distributed throughout Japan.
Spiders prey on flies and other small insects.
There are plants that repel insects.
Fabre wrote books about insects.
He has an interest in collecting insects.
My pastime is collecting insects.