錦

Brocade

WaniKani level 53JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #144016 strokes

Meanings

Brocade, Fine Dress, Honors

On'yomi

きん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

にしき

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 錦

錦 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

錦 (Brocade) is taught on WaniKani at level 53 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1440 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 53

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