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蚕: silkworm

silkworm
10 strokesElementary · Grade 6 (5級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
サン・テン
Kun
かいこ・こ

蚕(かいこ) "silkworm". さん in 養蚕(ようさん) "silk farming".

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Key words

蚕かいこsilkworm
養蚕ようさんsericulture
蚕糸さんしsilk thread; sericulture

Example sentences

In elementary school, we raised silkworms in the classroom.

In this region, sericulture has long been thriving.

The silk industry was once an important industry in Japan.

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