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Keyword
cocoon
Info
Frequency
Top 2400-2500
Type
Jōyō
?
Kanken
Level Pre-2
Heisig
2025
Readings
まゆ
(99%)
けん
きぬ
Composed of
艹
blades of grass
冂
upside-down box
丨
stick
幺
thread spool
灬
fire sparks
虫
insect
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
繭
まゆ
cocoon
繭
まゆ
玉
だま
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
玉
たま
繭
まゆ
dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms); dupioni; cocoon
17 more...
Examples (1 in total)
蚕
かいこ
は
繭
まゆ
を
作
つく
る。
Silkworms spin cocoons.