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絨

Wool Cloth

On’yomiじゅう
12 strokes Radical 糸 silk
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 絨

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 絨

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 絨

糸 Radical 120 of 214
Silk

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 絨 is filed under 糸 (silk) — radical number 120 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 糸

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 絨

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

絨毯 じゅうたん carpet; rug; runner
絨緞 じゅうたん carpet; rug; runner
絨氈 じゅうたん carpet; rug; runner
縮絨 シュクジュー fulling (cloth), milling
絨毛 ジューモー villus (intestinal or chorionic); soft hair
天鵞絨 ビロード velvet
絨たん ジュータン carpet, rug, runner

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 絨

What does the kanji 絨 mean?

絨 means Wool Cloth.

How do you read the kanji 絨?

絨 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) じゅう.

How many strokes does 絨 have?

絨 is written with 12 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 絨?

The radical of 絨 is 糸 (silk), radical number 120 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 絨 made of?

絨 is built from 糸 (thread) and 戎 (warrior). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 絨?

Common words written with 絨 include 絨毯 (じゅうたん, carpet; rug; runner); 絨緞 (じゅうたん, carpet; rug; runner); 絨氈 (じゅうたん, carpet; rug; runner).

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