縷 — kanji meaning “thread”
縷
thread
- Meanings
- thread
- On'yomi
- ル (ru)、ロウ (rou)
- Kun'yomi
- いと
- Strokes
- 17
- Classical radical
- 120
- Chinese reading
- lǚ — Chinese character page
Words with 縷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一縷 | いちる ichiru | slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope) |
| 縷々 | るる ruru | in detail; minutely; at great length |
| 縷説 | るせつ rusetsu | detailed explanation |
| 縷々綿々 | るるめんめん rurumenmen | going on and on in tedious detail |
| 繁縷 | はこべ hakobe | chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort |
| 南蛮繁縷 | なんばんはこべ nanbanhakobe | berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name) |
| 縷述 | るじゅつ rujutsu | detailed explanation |
| 縷言 | るげん rugen | detailed explanation |
| 縷陳 | るちん ruchin | detailed explanation |
| 瑠璃繁縷 | るりはこべ rurihakobe | scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) |
| 縷紅草 | るこうそう rukousou | cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper |
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