弦 — kanji meaning “bowstring”
弦
bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
- Meanings
- bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- つる
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1773 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 57
- Chinese reading
- xián — Chinese character page
Words with 弦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弦楽器 | げんがっき gengakki | string instrument; stringed instrument |
| 弦楽 | げんがく gengaku | music for strings; string music |
| 管弦楽 | かんげんがく kangengaku | orchestral music |
| 弦巻 | つるまき tsurumaki | reel for a spare bowstring |
| 正弦 | せいげん seigen | sine |
| 上弦 | じょうげん jougen | first quarter moon; waxing half-moon |
| 下弦 | かげん kagen | last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon |
| 弓弦 | ゆみづる yumizuru | bowstring |
| 管弦 | かんげん kangen | wind and string instruments; music |
| 管弦楽団 | かんげんがくだん kangengakudan | orchestra |
| 余弦 | よげん yogen | cosine |
| 弦月 | げんげつ gengetsu | half-moon |
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