Level XVIII of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 2291 / 2,608
Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.
More common than 鮎 (Freshwater trout), less common than 錆 (Rust).
Heaven on top watches over an insect below — a heavenly insect that spins silk, the silkworm is a divine creature that produces miraculous thread.
蚕 is rank 2291 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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