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Readings

Kana: ゲン、いと
Romaji: gen, ito
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

string, cord, samisen music

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  120
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-5
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xian2
Unicode:  7d43
JIS:  383E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1330
Nelson Index: 3519
New Nelson Index: 4468
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a5.12
Four Corner Index: 2093.2
Japanese Names Index: 2331
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27373
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1029
Remembering the kanji Index: 2669
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 897
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1216
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2711
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1685

Words

(つる)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
一絃琴 (いちげんきん)
single-stringed Japanese zither
弦歌 (げんか)
singing and (string) music
弦楽器 (げんがっき)
stringed instruments
絃声 (げんせい)
sound of the strings
(げん)
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
管弦楽 (かんげんがく)
orchestral music
弦楽 (げんがく)
music for strings; string music
弦線 (げんせん)
catgut
五絃 (ごげん)
five strings; five-stringed instrument
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