10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

spinning

Kun'yomi
  • to spin ②to spin (a tale)
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つむ 98.6%
ボウ 1.4%

Character Breakdown

spinning
つむ.ぐ ボウ (9th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to spin ②to spin (a tale)
(spun) silk thread ②spun thread (wool, etc.)
spinneret (of a spider)
to express in a refined fashion
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References

Unicode hex code 7D21
JIS X 0208 1-43-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3505
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4450
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1295
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1646
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1189
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1113
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1681
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1415
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27305
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1814
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1859
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2015
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1624
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1380
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1563
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1521
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1369
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a4.1
Four corner code 2092.7
De Roo Code 2745