錦: Brocade; Fine Dress; HonorsKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キン
- Kun'yomi
- にしき
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 40 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キン)
- 蜀錦しょっきんtype of brocade
- 錦上きんじょうcrowning beauty with even greater glory
- 錦上に花を敷くきんじょうにはなをしくto crown beauty with even greater beauty
- 錦上添花きんじょうてんかadding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to)
- 錦上花を添えるきんじょうはなをそえるto crown beauty with even greater glory
- 錦地きんちyour place of residence
- 錦旗きんきpennant; gold-brocade flag
- 錦秋きんしゅうautumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves
- 錦糸卵きんしたまごthin omelette cut into strips
- 錦糸玉子きんしたまごthin omelette cut into strips
- 錦糸瓜きんしうりspaghetti squash (group of cultivars of Cucurbita pepo)
- 錦紗きんしゃsilk crepe
- 錦綉きんしゅうfabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric
- 錦繍きんしゅうfabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric
- 錦花鳥きんかちょうzebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
- 錦華鳥きんかちょうzebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
- 錦鶏きんけいgolden pheasant
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 錦にしきbrocade
- 錦絵にしきえnishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
- つづれ錦つづれにしき(hand-woven) brocade
- 唐錦からにしきChinese brocade
- 故郷に錦を飾るこきょうににしきをかざるto come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
- 故郷へ錦を飾るこきょうへにしきをかざるto come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
- 毛織錦けおりにしきwoollen brocade
- 網目錦蛇あみめにしきへびreticulated python (Python reticulatus)
- 綴れ錦つづれにしき(hand-woven) brocade
- 綾錦あやにしきtwill damask and brocade
- 蜀江の錦しょっこうのにしきtype of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan
- 錦おりにしきおりbrocade
- 錦の御旗にしきのみはたImperial standard
- 錦卵にしきたまごsilk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago
- 錦木にしきぎwinged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush
- 錦渦貝にしきうずがいmaculated top shell (Trochus maculatus)
- 錦玉子にしきたまごsilk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago
- 錦穴子にしきあなごsplendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara); orange-barred garden eel
- 錦織にしきおりbrocade
- 錦織りにしきおりbrocade
- 錦蛇にしきへびpython; rock snake
- 錦鯉にしきごいcoloured carp; colored carp
Other readings
- 錦紗縮緬きんしゃちりめんsilk crepe
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