Entry
  1. Noun

    linking together; tying in a row

    often as 数珠繋ぎになる

    交通渋滞で、車が数珠つなぎでした。
    The traffic was very heavy. The cars were lined up bumper to bumper.

Also written 数珠つなぎ【じゅずつなぎ】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

number, strength, fate, law, figures

Kun
かずかぞ.えるしばしばせ.めるわずらわ.しい
On
スウサクソクシュ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
148 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

じゅ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-9-4SKIP code
4i9.1The Kanji Dictionary
9844.0Four corner code
1066deroo
6570Unicode hex code
1-31-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2057Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2353New Nelson (John Haig)
1790New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2245Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1170Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1591Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
929Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
998Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
188A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2169Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
429Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13319Morohashi
151A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
225Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
262sakade
592Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
168henshall3
227Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
159crowley
529Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
945Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
938Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shu4, shu3, shuo4Pinyin reading
su, chogKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pearl, gem, jewel

Kun
たま
On
シュ
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1711 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Used in names as

とも

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
4f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
1519.0Four corner code
3164deroo
73e0Unicode hex code
1-28-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2936Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3637New Nelson (John Haig)
947New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1183Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
643Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
854Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
258Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
274Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1540A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1077Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1585Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20956Morohashi
1349A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1504Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1603Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1534Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1364Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1317Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
264Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhu1Pinyin reading
juKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tie, fasten, chain, tether, connect

Kun
つな.ぐかか.るか.ける
On
ケイ
Strokes
17
Radical
silk

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
2-11-6, 2-13-6SKIP code
6a13.4The Kanji Dictionary
5790.3Four corner code
7e4bUnicode hex code
1-23-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3618Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4573New Nelson (John Haig)
2902New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3564Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2655Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2697Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2959Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
27940XMorohashi
xi4, ji4Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading