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緬

緬: fine thread

fine thread; Burma (abbr.)
15 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

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Mostly in 縮緬 (ちりめん, silk crepe) and 緬羊 (めんよう, sheep); as a country abbreviation 緬 means Burma, as in 泰緬鉄道.

Key words

縮緬ちりめんsilk crepe
緬羊めんようsheep
縮緬じゃこちりめんじゃこdried young sardines
泰緬鉄道たいめんてつどうThailand-Burma Railway

Example sentences

My grandmother brought sweets wrapped in a crepe furoshiki cloth as a gift.

On the ranch, dozens of sheep graze peacefully.

In history class, we learned how the Thailand-Burma Railway came to be built.

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