The kanji 弦: meaning, readings and stroke order

弦

Meaning: bowstring, string
On reading: ゲン gen
Kun reading: つる tsuru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 弓 bow
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: dây cung, dây đàn (huyền)
Japanese: ゆみのつる。がっきのいと。
Korean: 활시위, 줄 (현)
Chinese: 弓弦、琴弦

Readings, words and example sentences

ゲン gen · on reading · less common

弦げん楽がく
string music
弦げん楽がくの演奏を聞きます。
I listen to a string music performance.

つる tsuru · kun reading · less common

弦つる
bowstring
弓の 弦つるを張ります。
I string the bow tightly.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.