Last Updated
：2026/01/08
蚕
Hiragana
かいこ
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
カイコ。カイコガの幼虫で、桑の葉を食べ、繭から生糸がとれる昆虫。 / 転じて、生糸や絹織物の原料として飼育される昆虫全般を指すこともある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まゆをつくるむし。まゆからぬのをつくるいとがとれる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
产生蚕丝的昆虫；家蚕 / 蚕虫（通称）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蠶；家蠶 / 以桑葉為食、能吐絲結繭的昆蟲
Korean Meaning
누에 / 비단실을 만드는 곤충
Indonesian
ulat sutra / ulat penghasil benang sutra
Vietnamese Meaning
con tằm (nuôi để lấy tơ) / tằm dâu
Tagalog Meaning
uod ng sutla / higad ng sutla / uod ng seda
Sense（1）
(obsolete) silkworm
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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In old Japan, they used to raise silkworms to make silk.
In old Japan, they used to raise silkworms to make silk.
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昔の日本では、蚕を育てて絹を作っていました。
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