絃 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning

string, cord, samisen music

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ゲン

Kun (native)

• いと

Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese readings

• 拼音xian2
• 한글hyeon
• Hán-ViệtHuyền

infoBasics

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸(いと)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+7D43

grid_viewComponents

• 亠なべぶた
• 小しょう
• 幺よう
• 玄げん
• 糸いと

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸玄

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 絃げんstring (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument（方言、石川）断定の意。～だよ。
• 絃声げんせいsound of the strings弓の弦がなる音。 弦楽器の音。
• 絃妓げんぎgeisha, woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living芸妓。芸者。

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-6-5

Four Corner

2093.2

Spahn–Hadamitzky

6a5.12

Heisig

2711

Nelson

3519