漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
絡: entwine, coil around
Also: get caught in
JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 各 gives the sound
12 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ラクraku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 脈絡みゃくらくchain of reasoning, logic
- 短絡的なたんらくてきなover-abbreviated, simplistic
- 連絡するれんらくするnotify, communicate, contact
からむkaramu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 絡むからむbecome entangled with [v.i.]
- 絡めるからめるentwine [v.t.]
からまるkaramaru · kun'yomi
- 絡まるからまるget caught in, entwine [v.i.]
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
各
Also built on each (各)
The 各 family reads カク (kaku); 絡 is read ラク.
Also read ラク
3 kanji share this on'yomiEasy to confuse
The difference, side by side絡 entwine · 各
vs給 salary · 合In ChineseSimplified 络 · traditional, as in Japanese · luò
Japan keeps the traditional form 絡; mainland China simplifies it to 络.
- Simplified
- 络 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 絡 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin luò 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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