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錦 kanji
brocade, fine dress, honors
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Secondary school
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On readings
キン
Kun readings
にしき
Words with 錦
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —錦上crowning beauty with even greater glory
- —錦旗pennant; gold-brocade flag
- —錦地your place of residence
- —錦鶏golden pheasant
- —蜀錦type of brocade
- —錦秋autumn where the foliage is as beautiful as brocade; autumn with beautiful leaves
- —錦繍fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes; beautiful poem; beautiful wording; beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers
- —錦衣fine clothes; beautiful kimono; Japanese brocade
- —堆錦Ryūkyūan lacquerware technique (using a pigmented lacquer design pasted onto the lacquered surface)
- —錦華鳥zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
- —錦糸卵thin omelette cut into strips
- —胡錦鳥Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae); rainbow finch
- —錦上添花adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory
- —錦衣玉食beautiful clothes and fine food; life of luxury
- —錦上花を添えるto crown beauty with even greater glory
- —錦上に花を敷くto crown beauty with even greater beauty
- —錦紗silk crepe
- —錦繡fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes; beautiful poem; beautiful wording; beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers
- —錦綉fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes; beautiful poem; beautiful wording; beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers
- —錦花鳥zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)