漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
弦: bowstring, chord
Also: hypotenuse
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
弓 carries the meaning · 玄 gives the sound
8 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ゲンgen · on'yomi · in compounds
- 弦楽げんがくmusic for strings; string music
- 管弦楽かんげんがくorchestral music
- 管弦楽団かんげんがくだんorchestra
- 三弦さんげんshamisen; samisen
- 弦楽器げんがっきstring instrument; stringed instrument
つるtsuru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 弦つるbowstring
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the curve of a great bow held steady by a master archer! This character represents the beauty of tension and the potential of energy waiting to be released.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
弦 takes the 玄 family's reading, ゲン (gen).
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xián
Same form: 弦 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 弦 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 弦 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xián most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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