# 絹 — Silk

Frequency rank 1950 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 馳 (Go quickly or swiftly), less common than 循 (Circulation).

- On’yomi: —
- Kun’yomi: きぬ
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Thread on the left, with a mouth and moon on the right — thread spun by moonlight, spoken about in hushed mouths — the finest silk.

In words:

- 絹 きぬ — silk

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