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縺 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「糸」

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1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
On
レンれん · ren
Kun
もつ.れるmotsu.reru
Meaning
to get tangled

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Thread 糸 with 連, to link, as phonetic: threads catching and snarling.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 縺れるもつれる

    to get tangled

  • 縺れもつれ

    a tangle; a complication

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

話(はなし)が縺(もつ)れて長引(ながび)く。

The talks get tangled and drag on.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

縺糺to cal…紂a crup…紉to thr…紆to win…紊to fal…茘used…楝the be…匳cosmet…輦a hand…歛to gat…
RadicalReading
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