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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

鉉

Readings

Kana: ケン、つ.る
Romaji: ken, tsu.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

handle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  hyeon
Chinese Reading:  xuan4
Unicode:  9249
JIS:  6E6B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4832
New Nelson Index: 6241
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.12
Four Corner Index: 8013.2
Japanese Names Index: 2335
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40290
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0513

Words

弦 (つる)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
つる鍋 (つるなべ)
pot with a bail for a handle
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