Word Meaning 秋蚕

しゅうさん shuusan

秋蚕 is read as しゅうさん (shuusan) and means autumn silkworms.

Meaning

English

autumn silkworms
fall silkworms

Reading

Kana

しゅうさん

Romaji

shuusan

Writing Variants

秋蚕あきご akigo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 132931 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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秋茄子

あきなす

autumn eggplant

秋田蕗

あきたぶき

Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus subsp. giganteus)

秋葉原通り魔事件

あきはばらとおりまじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋葉系

あきばけい

Akihabara style

秋葉原無差別殺傷事件

あきはばらむさべつさっしょうじけん

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

秋暑

しゅうしょ

lingering heat (in autumn)

秋興

しゅうきょう

the pleasantness of autumn

秋津島

あきつしま

Japan

秋田看護福祉大学

あきたかんごふくしだいがく

Akita University of Nursing and Welfare

秋明菊

しゅうめいぎく

Japanese anemone

秋茄子は嫁に食わすな

あきなすはよめにくわすな

don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)

秋刀魚は目黒に限る

さんまはめぐろにかぎる

Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro