蚕

音読おんよみ: サン

訓読くんよみ: かいこ

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: むし(虫)

Meaning

Silkworm / Sericulture

  • かいこ — silkworm
  • 蚕業さんぎょう — sericulture industry
  • 養蚕ようさん — silkworm farming
  • 蚕糸さんし — silk thread
  • 蚕豆そらまめ — broad bean (lit. “silkworm bean”)

蚕 combines the insect radical with the top element -like shape, and historically points to the culturally important silkworm. It appears widely in words tied to silk making and agriculture.

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