Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
Kunyomi: つむぎ つむ.ぐ
Onyomi: チュウ
Composition: 糸 由
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
繭紬 (ケンチュウ) pongee (unbleached silk)
紬 (つむぎ) pongee, soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
紡ぎ糸 (つむぎいと) (spun) silk thread, spun thread (wool, etc.)
結城紬 (ゆうきつむぎ) silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye), Yūki pongee
大島紬 (おおしまつむぎ) Oshima tsumugi weave, type of pongee from Oshima