蚕 — jam, cheon

Parts that make up 蚕

Japanese words with 蚕

• 蚕かいこ silkworm (Bombyx mori)
• 養蚕ようさん sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
• 蚕糸さんし silk thread; silk yarn
• 夏蚕なつご summer silkworms
• 蚕業さんぎょう sericulture
• 蚕具さんぐ sericultural equipment
• 蚕座さんざ silkworm basket
• 蚕紙さんし silkworm-egg paper
• 蚕児さんじ silkworm
• 蚕室さんしつ silkworm-raising room
• 蚕種さんしゅ silkworm-egg card
• 蚕食さんしょく encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion

Characters sharing the phonetic 天

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “잠”

Other hanja with radical 虫