Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff

  2. to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial; to become awkward (of a situation)

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent

Kun
すじ
On
キン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
744 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.4The Kanji Dictionary
8822.7Four corner code
2345deroo
7b4bUnicode hex code
1-22-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3395Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4286New Nelson (John Haig)
2678New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3319Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1719Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
941Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1012Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
713A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1137Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25994Morohashi
843A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1090Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1603Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
854henshall3
942Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1059Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1476Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
950Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jin1Pinyin reading
geunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Kun
は.る-は.り-ば.り
On
チョウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
403 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

はりわり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.1The Kanji Dictionary
1123.2Four corner code
3565deroo
5f35Unicode hex code
1-36-05JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1570Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1694New Nelson (John Haig)
474New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
573Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
348Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2071Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
462A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1879Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
681Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9812Morohashi
752A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1158Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
675sakade
516Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
775henshall3
744Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
612Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1940Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhang1Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level