Kanji

錦

錦

brocade, fine dress, honors

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

にしき

Nanori (Name Reading)

かね, にしき

Example sentences

錦 にしき
山 の 紅葉 が 錦 の よう に 美しい 。

The autumn leaves on the mountain are as beautiful as brocade.

錦上添花 きんじょうてんか
彼 の 誕生日 に 賞 を 取った こと は まさに 錦上添花 だった 。

Winning a prize on his birthday was truly the icing on the cake.

Example Vocabulary

錦

にしき

brocade; something beautiful and colorful

錦の御旗

にしきのみはた

錦鯉

にしきごい

故郷に錦を飾る

こきょうににしきをかざる

錦絵

にしきえ

錦糸卵

きんしたまご

錦を飾る

にしきをかざる

錦旗

きんき

錦上添花

きんじょうてんか

adding perfection to perfection; icing on the cake

錦糸玉子

きんしたまご

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