綱 — kanji meaning “hawser”
綱
hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
- Meanings
- hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- つな
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1053 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- gāng — Chinese character page
Words with 綱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横綱 | よこづな yokozuna | yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion |
| 綱渡り | つなわたり tsunawatari | tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism |
| 手綱 | たづな tazuna | reins; bridle |
| 要綱 | ようこう youkou | main principle; gist; general plan |
| 大綱 | たいこう taikou | fundamental principles; main lines |
| 綱引き | つなひき tsunahiki | tug of war |
| 綱領 | こうりょう kouryou | general plan; main points; summary |
| 命綱 | いのちづな inochizuna | lifeline; safety rope; safety tether |
| 綱紀 | こうき kouki | law and order; (official) discipline |
| 大綱 | おおづな oozuna | thick rope |
| 飯綱 | いづな izuna | izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses |
| 飯綱 | いいずな iizuna | least weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
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