繊
繊 — Slender
slender, fine, thin kimono
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 繊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繊維 | せんい seni | fibre; fiber |
| 繊細 | せんさい sensai | dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine |
| 合繊 | ごうせん gousen | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre |
| 化繊 | かせん kasen | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber |
| 合成繊維 | ごうせいせんい gouseiseni | synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber |
| 化学繊維 | かがくせんい kagakuseni | synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber |
Study notes
繊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1451 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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