漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 518 strokesRadical
On
ショク・シキ
Kun
お(る)
Meaning
to weave; fabric

Origin

ORIGIN

糸 "thread" plus 戠 "to interlock"; warp and weft crossed into cloth — hence "to weave."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショク織機・染織・紡織
シキ組織
おる織る・織物

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 組織そしき

    organisation; tissue

  • 毛織物けおりもの

    woollen fabric

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祖母は布を織るのが上手だ。

My grandmother is good at weaving cloth.

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