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：2026/01/05
カイコ
Hiragana
かいこ
Kanji
蚕
Noun
Japanese Meaning
昆虫の一種で、絹糸を吐き出すことで知られる家蚕（Bombyx mori）のこと。養蚕業で利用される。
Easy Japanese Meaning
いとをはいてまゆをつくるむし。ひとがそだててきぬにつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
家蚕 / 桑蚕
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蠶 / 家蠶
Korean Meaning
누에 / 양잠용 누에 / 누에나방의 애벌레
Vietnamese Meaning
con tằm (Bombyx mori) / tằm dâu / tằm nuôi lấy tơ
Tagalog Meaning
uod ng seda / uod ng sutla / insektong gumagawa ng sutla
Sense（1）
蚕: A Bombyx mori; the domestic silkworm
（ romanization ）
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カイコ
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Silkworms are raised to produce silk.
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カイコは絹を作るために飼われています。
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