Japanese symbol for “drawstring”
口紐
くちひも
Romaji: kuchihimo
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
In Japanese, drawstring is 口紐, read くちひも (kuchihimo).
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Meanings
- n drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drawstring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引き紐 | ひきひも hikihimo | drawstring; release cord |
| ドロスト | ドロスト dorosuto | drawstring; drawstrings |
| ドローストリング | ドローストリング doroosutoringu | drawstring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
| 入り口 | いりぐち iriguchi | entrance; entry; gate |
| 口座 | こうざ kouza | account (e.g. bank) |
| 紐解く | ひもとく himotoku | to read (a book); to open (a book) to read |
| 組紐 | くみひも kumihimo | braid; plaited cord |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.