蜀江の錦 しょっこうのにしき Meanings Noun type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period Kanji 蜀 green caterpillar; Szechwan. Read as ショク. 江 creek. Read as コウ. 錦 brocade. Read as にしき. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists