Keyword
silk
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1468
Readings
きぬ
(82%)
けん
(10%)
ぎぬ
(6%)
Composed of
thread
a small worm
Used in kanji (1 in total)
snare
Used in vocabulary (60 in total)
silk thread
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
silk; silk cloth
silk fabrics
rayon; artificial silk
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
silk finish
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
silken tofu; soft tofu
coarse silk
raw silk products
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
silk canvas
glossy silk cloth; degummed silk cloth
twilled silk fabric
silk canvas; artwork on silk
hanging silk; curtain; tapestry; veil
needle for silkwork
silk crepe; crinkled silk
rustling sound of silk cloth; scroop
cirrus (cloud)
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
silk finish
thin linen polished to appear like silk
silk fixed lantern
silken tofu; soft tofu
filtering through silk cloth; straining through silk cloth
picture on silk
cirrostratus; cirrostratus cloud
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
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.