弦
Bowstring
Meanings
Bowstring, Chord, Hypotenuse
On'yomi
げん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
つる
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
弦 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
弦 (Bowstring) is taught on WaniKani at level 56 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1773 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 56
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