Readings

Kana: ゲン、つる
Romaji: gen, tsuru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bowstring, chord, hypotenuse

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  57
Frequency:  1773
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xian2
Unicode:  5f26
JIS:  3839

Indexes

Halpern Index: 287
Nelson Index: 1568
New Nelson Index: 1688
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3h5.1
Four Corner Index: 1023.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1228
Gakken Index: 1617
Japanese Names Index: 1345
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9754
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0700
Remembering the kanji Index: 1386
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1270
Kodansha Compact Index: 608
Kanji in Context Index: 1446
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 213
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 257
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1398
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1487
Essential Kanji Index: 1624
Kodansha Kanji Index: 343
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3571
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1169

Words

(げん)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
管弦楽 (かんげんがく)
orchestral music
弦楽器 (げんがっき)
stringed instruments
弦巻 (つるまき)
reel for a spare bowstring
弦線 (げんせん)
catgut
(つる)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
弦楽 (げんがく)
music for strings; string music
正弦 (せいげん)
sine
ギターの弦 (ギターのげん)
guitar string
弦鳴楽器 (げんめいがっき)
chordophone
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