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弦 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「弓」

道
準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「弓」
On
ゲンげん · gen
Kun
つるtsuru
Meaning
bowstring; string

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

弓 "bow" with 玄 "fine thread": the taut string on a bow — a bowstring, a chord.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゲンげんgen上弦じょうげん正弦せいげん
Kunつるtsuru弦げん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 弦楽器げんがっき

    a stringed instrument

  • 上弦じょうげん

    the first quarter (moon)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

弓(ゆみ)の弦(げん)を張(は)り替(か)える。

I restring the bow.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 弓Map of reading ゲンAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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