Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

弧: arc, arch

Also: bow

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

弓 carries the meaning · 瓜 gives the sound

9 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

コko · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 括弧かっこbrackets; parentheses
  • 弧こarc
  • 円弧えんこcircular arc

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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.”
More in the 弓 bow story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
弓

Also built on bow (弓)

All 9
瓜

Also built on 瓜

弧 takes the 瓜 family's reading, コ (ko).

Also read コ

27 kanji share this on'yomiAll 27

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
弧 arc · 弓
vs孤 orphan · 子
弧 has 弓 where 孤 has 子.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hú

Same form: 弧 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
弧 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
弧 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin hú 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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