絃

11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

string, cord, samisen music

Kun'yomi
  • いと
On'yomi
  • ゲン
    		string (of a shamisen, etc.) ②stringed instrument

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゲン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

string, cord, samisen music
ゲン　いと (Kentei Pre-1, 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)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン　けん　くろ (7th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

げん
絃
せい
声
sound of the strings
げん
絃
string (of a shamisen, etc.) ②stringed instrument
げん
絃
ぎ
妓
geisha
ご
五
げん
絃
きん
琴
five-stringed instrument
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References

Unicode hex code 7D43
JIS X 0208 1-24-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3519
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4468
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1330
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1685
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 897
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1216
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2669
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2711
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2331
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27373
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2192
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a5.12
Four corner code 2093.2