Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 6 freq #1916

silk

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

silk ito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

silk; silk cloth
spun silk; spun silk yarn
raw silk (fabric)
bolting cloth
silky luster; silky lustre
white silk
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)
silk gland
spun silk; spun silk yarn
cirrostratus; cirrostratus cloud

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

silk
silk thread; silk yarn
silk goods
thin linen polished to appear like silk
silk crepe; crinkled silk
rustling sound of silk cloth; scroop
lantern with a silk cloth-covered frame
sericite
hamster (any rodent of subfamily Cricetinae)
silken tofu; soft tofu

Example sentences

Japan used to trade silk in large quantities.

I gave my father a silk tie.

She used silk thread in sewing her dress.

We deal in silk goods.