| 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 |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9692 | Morohashi |
| 3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3552 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f13 | Unicode hex code |