曲 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「曰」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「曰」
- On
- キョクきょく · kyoku
- Kun
- ま(がる)・ま(げる)ma(garu) · ma(geru)
- Meaning
- bend, curve; tune, song
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of a container made by bending bamboo or wood — giving 'to bend', and also a musical 'tune'.
Readings and examples
| Onキョクきょくkyoku | 曲線きょくせん曲面きょくめん名曲めいきょく |
|---|---|
| Kunまがるmagaru | 曲がるまがる |
| Kunまげるmageru | 曲げるまげる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 作曲さっきょく
musical composition
- 曲線きょくせん
curved line
- 戯曲ぎきょく
- 歪曲わいきょく
- 箏曲そうきょく
- 婉曲えんきょく
- 彎曲わんきょく
- 湾曲わんきょく
Example
すきな 曲を うたいます。
I sing my favorite song.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)