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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: brocade, fine dress, honors

Kunyomi: にしき

Onyomi: キン

Composition: 金 帛

錦

Radical

Radical: 金

Meaning: metal, gold

Reading: かね

Frequency: 806

Alternative forms:

釒(alt radical position hen)

金

Examples

Onyomi Examples

錦衣 (キンイ) fine clothes, beautiful kimono, Japanese brocade

錦衣玉食 (キンイギョクショク) beautiful clothes and fine food, life of luxury

蜀錦 (ショッキン) type of brocade

Kunyomi Examples

錦 (にしき) brocade, fine dress, fine clothes

錦絵 (にしきえ) nishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print

蜀江の錦 (しょっこうのにしき) type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan, type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period

綾錦 (あやにしき) twill damask and brocade

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