1228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1568 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1624 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
608 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
343 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9754 | Morohashi |
287 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1386 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1487 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1169 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弦 【ゲン】 bowstring, string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument, chord, hypotenuse
- 弦楽 【ゲンガク】 music for strings, string music
- 三弦 【サンゲン】 shamisen, samisen, sanxian (Chinese lute), the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou), three strings, three-stringed instrument
- 移弦 【イゲン】 string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 弦 【つる】 bowstring, string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.), bail (arched pot handle), diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
- 弦音 【つるおと】 sound of vibrating bowstring
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- cuerda (arco
- instrumento musical)
- media luna
- hipotenusa
Portuguese
- Corda (arco
- violão)
- corda
- hipotenusa
French
- corde d'arc
- corde
- hypoténuse
3571 | 2001 Kanji |
3h5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
1023.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f26 | Unicode hex code |
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
- 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
- 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
- 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
- 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
- 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
- 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming
Kun reading compounds
- 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- enrollar
- rollo
- volumen
- tomo
- liar
Portuguese
- rolo
- volume
- livro
- parte
- enrolar
- laço
- mola
- sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
French
- rouleau
- livre
- tome
- volume
- partie
- enrouler
- envelopper
- compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
826 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
885 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
507 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8759P | Morohashi |
2645 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
878 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
4-9-2 | SKIP code |
9071.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dfb | Unicode hex code |