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蚕 means 'silkworm'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2846   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-49    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 19 words   Used in 40 words   Used in 23 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サン
Kun
   かいこ silkworm
Additional readings
On    テン
Kun    こ
Variants
蠶  
Components
⿱  天 heaven  虫 insect  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 蚕 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 蚕 is used 29 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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サン : 21 words FIND ALL
よ う さ ん 0
Most common form: ようさん
sericulture; silkworm culture
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かいこ : 3 words FIND ALL
か い こ 1
noun
silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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こ : 1 word FIND ALL
こ く そ 3 こ く そ 1
noun
silkworm droppings
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こ (read as ご) : 4 words FIND ALL
noun
wild silkworm moth (Bombyx mandarina)  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 12 less common words include 蚕 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 885 (originally: 688)  Joy o' Kanji : 688  Key to Kanji: 400 

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蚕
サン   かいこ silkworm   
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天
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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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   
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