つる
弦

noun

  1. bowstring.
  2. string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.).
  3. bail (arched pot handle). Esp. 鉉.
  4. diagonal leveling wire across the top of a masu. Also written as 梁.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つる
弦
 弦 つる ✔
つる
絃
 絃 つる
つる
鉉
 鉉 つる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
つる　ゲン (9th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン　けん　くろ (7th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)