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繭まゆ価か

also: けんか

Meanings

1

noun

cocoon price; price of a cocoon

rare term

Rare term used in sericulture contexts to refer to the market price of silkworm cocoons.

今年ことしの繭まゆ価かは昨さく年ねんより高たかい。
This year's cocoon price is higher than last year's.

Written forms

繭価Usage100%
- まゆか
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading まゆか.
- けんか
  Rare on'yomi reading; the word is almost always read まゆか.
けんか

Kanji

繭cocoon
価value, price

Etymology

Compound of 繭 (mayu, 'cocoon') and 価 (ka, 'price'). The reading けんか is the on'yomi version but is rarely used.