Word Meaning 絹を裂くよう

きぬをさくよう kinu o sakuyou

絹を裂くよう is read as きぬをさくよう (kinu o sakuyou) and means shrill.

Meaning

English

shrill
piercing (scream, etc.)

Reading

Kana

きぬをさくよう

Romaji

kinu o sakuyou

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 140915 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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絹糸

けんし

silk thread

絹

きぬ

silk

絹織物

きぬおりもの

silk goods

絹布

けんぷ

silk

絹本

けんぽん

silk canvas

絹地

きぬじ

silk fabrics

絹目

きぬめ

matte finish (e.g. of photographs)

分裂

ぶんれつ

split

破裂

はれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

裂け目

さけめ

tear

決裂

けつれつ

breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.)