蚕

Silkworm

On'yomi

  • さん san
  • てん ten

Kun'yomi

  • かいこ kaiko
  • こ ko
Stroke count
10
Radical
虫 insect · Kangxi radical 142
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Grade 6

蚕 has 10 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 虫 (insect), number 142. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in grade 6 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Grade 6 kanji list · All kanji