絃 — kanji meaning “string”
絃
string, cord, samisen music
- Meanings
- string, cord, samisen music
- On'yomi
- ゲン (gen)
- Kun'yomi
- いと
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- xián
Words with 絃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絃声 | げんせい gensei | sound of the strings |
| 絃妓 | げんぎ gengi | geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living |
| 五絃琴 | ごげんきん gogenkin | five-stringed instrument; pentachord |
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