Entry
  1. Noun

    mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. trick; dodge

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. mechanical doll; string puppet

    Usually written using kana aloneAbbreviationsee からくり人形

Also written 絡繰【からくり】機関【からくり】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

entwine, coil around, get caught in

Kun
から.むから.まる
On
ラク
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
806 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-6SKIP code
6a6.6The Kanji Dictionary
2796.4Four corner code
2777deroo
7d61Unicode hex code
1-45-77JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3533Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4484New Nelson (John Haig)
1351New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
915Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1238Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1350Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1450Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
958A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
944Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27426Morohashi
1890A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
840Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
859Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
817Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1578Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
300Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1536Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1362Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
luo4, lao4Pinyin reading
ragKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Kun
く.る
On
ソウ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
872 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Used in names as

くり

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-13SKIP code
6a13.3The Kanji Dictionary
2699.4Four corner code
2764deroo
7e70Unicode hex code
1-23-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3619Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4602New Nelson (John Haig)
1427New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1806Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
961Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1300Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1369Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1469Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1264A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1347Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27953Morohashi
1190A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1654Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1768Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1652Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1918Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
902Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1563Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1381Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiao1, zao3Pinyin reading
joKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level