EntryCommonWaniKani 56
  1. Noun

    bowstring

  2. string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)

  3. bail (arched pot handle)

    esp. 鉉

  4. diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

    also written as 梁see

Also written 絃【つる】鉉【つる】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bowstring, chord, hypotenuse

Kun
つる
On
ゲン
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1773 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 56

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Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3h5.1The Kanji Dictionary
1023.2Four corner code
3571deroo
5f26Unicode hex code
1-24-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1568Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1688New Nelson (John Haig)
287New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
343Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
213Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
257Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1386Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1487Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1617A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1345Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1624Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9754Morohashi
1228A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1226Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1290Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1270Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1169Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1446Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
608Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1398Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian2Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level