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織 — 18 strokes / Radical「糸」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 18 strokes / Radical「糸」
On
ショク・シキしょく・しき · shoku · shiki
Kun
お(る)o(ru)
Meaning
to weave; fabric

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショクしょくshoku織機しょっき染織せんしょく紡織ぼうしょく
Onシキしきshiki組織そしき
Kunおるoru織るおる織物おりもの

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

More words with this kanji

  • 畝織うねおり
  • 綾織りあやおり
  • 機織りはたおり

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

祖母(そぼ)は布(ぬの)を織(お)るのが上手(じょうず)だ。

My grandmother is good at weaving cloth.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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