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弦

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • bowstring
  • chord
  • hypotenuse

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゲン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • つる
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1372
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
弓#57 · bow

Components

Common Words

  • 弦つるNoun
    bowstring
  • 弦楽げんがくNoun
    music for strings, string music
  • 管弦楽かんげんがくNoun
    orchestral music
  • 管弦楽団かんげんがくだんNoun
    orchestra
  • 弦楽器げんがっきNoun
    string instrument, stringed instrument
  • 三弦さんげんNoun
    shamisen, samisen
  • 上弦じょうげんNoun
    first quarter moon, waxing half-moon
  • 下弦かげんNoun
    last quarter moon, third quarter moon, waning half-moon

Practice in Kanjiru

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