What does kanji 蜀 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蜀 is Szechwan.

How is kanji 蜀 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蜀 are いもむし; the onyomi readings are ショク, ゾク.

What words use kanji 蜀?

Example words that use kanji 蜀 include 蜀, 蜀漢, 蜀錦, 蜀江の錦.

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蜀

Meaning

Kanji 蜀

Szechwan

Szechwan, green caterpillar

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いもむし
Onyomi 音読み: ショクゾク
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Strokes: 13
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Kanji Kentei: Level 1
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Showing 11 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

蜀

しょく

Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)

蜀漢

しょくかん

Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263)

蜀錦

しょっきん

type of brocade

蜀江の錦

しょっこうのにしき

type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period

蜀鳥

しょくちょう

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

望蜀

ぼうしょく

insatiability

黄蜀葵

おうしょっき

sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)

玉蜀黍

とうもろこし

corn (Zea mays)

砂糖蜀黍

さとうもろこし

sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor var. saccharatum)

西潘蜀黍

せいばんもろこし

Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)

隴を得て蜀を望む

ろうをえてしょくをのぞむ

never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

葉の裏に小さな蜀がいた。

There was a small green caterpillar on the underside of the leaf.

子どもが蜀を見つけて喜んだ。

The child was happy when he found a green caterpillar.

蜀はやがてさなぎになる。

The green caterpillar will eventually become a chrysalis.

歴史の本で古代の蜀について読んだ。

I read about ancient Shu in a history book.

先生は蜀が中国の古い国名でもあると説明した。

The teacher explained that it is also the name of an ancient state in China.

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