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What does the kanji 錦 mean?

錦 means brocade. On'yomi キン. Kun'yomi にしき.

Quick facts
On'yomiキン
Kun'yomiにしき
Strokes16
Main radical金
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キンKun'yomi にしき
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

brocade

Memory hook

Cloth (巾) woven with white (白) thread as fine as precious metal (金) — BROCADE.

Main radical

金gold, metal 8 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.