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繭 means 'cocoon'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 3561   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-50    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 57 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Kun
   まゆ cocoon
Additional readings
Kun    きぬ
Variants
茧 (Chinese)  
Notes
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The Japanese associate 繭 with silkworms, even though other animals make cocoons. Find out how silkworms develop, producing a mile-long silky thread, and how people turn that filament into usable silk. See why the Japanese have been passionate about silk for millennia, and learn how that enthusiasm ties in with religion, architecture, literature, video games, and cosmetics.
Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  ⿵  巾 turban; cloth  ⿰  糸 thread  虫 insect  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 繭 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 繭 is used 15 times, read 2 ways.
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ケン : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
cocoon crop
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まゆ : 11 words FIND ALL
ま ゆ だ ま 0
noun
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes  (see also: 餅花)
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An additional 2 less common words include 繭 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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繭
ケン   まゆ cocoon   
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巾
キン   turban; cloth
糸
シ   いと thread   
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
艹
grass   
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